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Percy Grainger's MOOG Theremin

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Cinema audiences were first introduced to the eerie vibrations of a theremin in the Soviet film Odna (Alone) (1931). During a snowstorm, composer Dimitri Shos..

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Percy Grainger's MOOG Theremin, signed by Bob Moog

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Weekend Magazine: free music

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New sound of music

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Science in the orchestra

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Introducing music: the instruments of the orchestra

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Modern

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Pen point percussion: an introduction to hand-drawn sound of Norman McLaren

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