Think of your fingers as delicate butterfly wings. — Clara (image via Theremin World) Before synthesizers created an entirely new genre of music, the theremin was revolutionizing classical music of the 1920s. Leading that revolution: Clara Rockmore, theremin goddess. As a one-time girlfriend of Mr. Theremin himself, Clara turned her violin skills into theremin magic — and she sold out concerts around the country as a self-billed "virtuosa."
A Woman to Know: Clara Rockmore
A Woman to Know: Clara Rockmore
A Woman to Know: Clara Rockmore
Think of your fingers as delicate butterfly wings. — Clara (image via Theremin World) Before synthesizers created an entirely new genre of music, the theremin was revolutionizing classical music of the 1920s. Leading that revolution: Clara Rockmore, theremin goddess. As a one-time girlfriend of Mr. Theremin himself, Clara turned her violin skills into theremin magic — and she sold out concerts around the country as a self-billed "virtuosa."