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Post #182885 by cynfulcynner on Mon, Aug 29, 2005 9:35 PM

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On 2005-08-27 17:42, Satan's Sin wrote:
The Therimen -- and especially the story of its inventor -- are the bee's knees, in my book. But every "classical" piece written for a Therimen doesn't seem to work.

Check out Messiaen's "Turangalîla" symphony. It was written for the ondes-martenot, an early electronic instrument similar to the theremin.