Theremin World - Articles tagged with Clara Rockmore

Google Doodle Celebrates Clara Rockmore's Birthday

By Jason - March 9, 2016

To help celebrate Clara Rockmore's 105th birthday on March 9th, Google has produced an interactive Doodle that lets you play a few notes of The Swan. We're so grateful to Google for putting Clara Rockmore in the spotlight that we'll overlook the fact...

Interviews

Great new article about Thorwald Jørgensen and the Theremin

By Thierry - August 31, 2013

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History

a way to make it sing

By omhoge - March 9, 2013

born 1911  prodigy by five  1928 they met  the inventor and the prodigy  soon the greatest player ...

Tech and DIY

Updated Circuit Details for Clara Rockmore's Theremin

By Jason - June 26, 2012

  Adrian Bontenbal has provided us with updated notes from his experiments in building a re-creation of Clara Rockmore'...

Films

Who would you cast in a feature film about the theremin?

By Jason - March 16, 2012

A recent NPR article pointed out that while the story of the theremin has been told as a documentary, it seems to be begging...

History

Happy 101st Birthday Clara Rockmore!

By Jason - March 9, 2012

Today would have been Clara Rockmore's 101st birthday.  Though she is no longer with us, I like to imagine her spirit l...

Clara Rockmore Theremin replica by Adrian Bontenbal

Tech and DIY

Reader Re-Creates Clara Rockmore's Theremin

By Jason - February 4, 2012

Years ago, Bob Moog donated to the theremin community a hand-drawn schematic he had created by closely examining Clara Rockmore's theremin. Since then, it's been the dream of many theremin enthusiasts that someone would be able to faithfully recreate her...

History