How many musical instruments can you name in the next 30 secs?
Can you play any of them without touching them?
Maybe by just waving your hands in the air...
Listen to that humming sound in the Beach Boys' Good Vibrations...
Or check out the sci-fi sounds in this clip from Led Zeppelin...
Possibly the first electronic instrument ever is the THEREMIN (originally known as the etherphone) which has been named after its inventor, Leon Theremin who patented the device in 1928 (unbelievable).
The theremin comprising of two antennas and an amplifier which broadcasts the sound produced by moving your hands through the magnetic field produced by the antennas. The significance of the Google Doodle today was to commemorate the 105th birth anniversary of the best known thereminist ever - Clare Rockmore.
Wasn't that sheer perfection...
Winding this post on a lighter note... with the inimitable Dr. Sheldon Cooper from 'The Big Bang Theory' and his music...
Hey Hey Hey, I learned something new today... I hope you did too...
Don't want to beat around the bush... Well, do share your thoughts on what I could cover on this post. And please feel free to share some feedback in the comments below.
P.S. Btw, before I started writing the post, I had registered 3773 pageviews on this blog, interesting symmetry... or has it got something to do with Physics...
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