Terpsitone
Appearance
The terpsitone was an electronic musical instrument, invented by Léon Theremin, which consisted of a platform fitted with space-controlling antennae, through and around which a dancer would control the musical performance. By most accounts, the instrument was nearly impossible to control. Of the three instruments built, only the last one, made by Theremin in 1978 for his niece Lydia Kavina, survives today.
See also
References
- Mason, C. P. (1936). Theremin “Terpsitone” A New Electronic Novelty in Radio Craft, Dec. 1936, p.365
- Saggini, Valerio (2004). The Last Terpsitone on Earth