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Clara Reisenberg Rockmore (9 March 1911 – 10 May 1998 [2]) was a Litvak classical violin prodigy [3] and a virtuoso performer of the theremin, an electronic musical instrument. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] She was the sister of pianist Nadia Reisenberg .
Clara (Reisenberg) Rockmore holds a unique place in music history as the star performer of the theremin. Born in Russia, March 9, 1911, Clara inherited the family trait of perfect pitch and could pick out melodies on the piano at age two.
Violin prodigy Clara Rockmore became the foremost ambassador for the theremin after she was afflicted by tendinitis. Her tone suggested a sonic mélange of violin and voice merged with the otherworldly.
Mar 9, 2016 · The theremin expert, who was born 105 years ago on Mar. 9, 1911, in Russia, met Professor Theremin right around the time that her career as a violinist was coming to an end.
Mar 9, 2016 · Explore a Random Theme. Clara Rockmore made music from thin air. Trained from a young age as a violinist, Rockmore ultimately gave up the violin due to physical strain. This led her to discover the theremin, a gesture-controlled instrument named after its inventor, Léon Theremin.
Jul 7, 2017 · Fascination with the theremin, the otherworldly electronic musical instrument developed in the late 1910s and early 1920s out of Soviet research into proximity sensors, may never cease.
May 12, 1998 · Clara Rockmore, a musician who was trained as a violinist but became famous principally as a soloist on the theremin, an early electronic instrument, died on Sunday at her home in...
Mar 2, 2023 · The answer lies in Clara Reisenberg Rockmore (Violin ’29), who would become the first and arguably best theremin virtuosa. Born in Russia on March 9, 1911, she inherited the family trait of perfect pitch and could play melodies on the piano at age two.
Mar 9, 2016 · Clara Rockmore was the Skrillex of her day. Unlike today, electronic music was not at its height in the 1930s. Nonetheless, Rockmore’s ability to create beautifully melodic sounds with...
Clara Rockmore is widely regarded as the greatest Theremin player to have ever lived. A child prodigy born in Vilnius, Lithuania, Clara began her musical career as a violinist studying with Leopold Auer, but gave up the instrument in her teens due to an arthritic condition in her bow arm.
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