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ÆTHERPHONE [1 record]

Record 1 2024-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electronic Music
DEF

A purely melodic electronic musical instrument typically played by moving the hands in the electromagnetic fields surrounding two projecting antennae.

Key term(s)
  • ætherphone

French

Domaine(s)
  • Musique électronique
CONT

[...] le thérémine. Il est constitué d'un boîtier électronique muni de deux antennes, l'une régulant la hauteur du son, l'autre le volume. Pour jouer de cet instrument, il suffit de déplacer ses mains à proximité des antennes.

Spanish

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