Music & Audio · Recorded milestone

Theremin

Recorded year1920

Leon Theremin builds an electronic instrument played without touch, with hands moving near two antennas, the first electronic instrument widely heard.

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Built on

Triode amplifierRecorded · 1906enables

Led to

Moog synthesizerRecorded · 1964enables

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.