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Theremins: World's First Electronic Music
50 minutes Posted Dec 29, 2020 at 10:00 am.
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In 1919 a brilliant Russian scientist accidentally stumbled onto the first electronic musical instrument in history – the theremin – which you play not by strings, keys, or even percussion, but by moving your hand in the air around it. Prepare to science!

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