Theremin: ETHER MUSIC AND ESPIONAGE (Music in American Life)
by Albert Glinsky
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Author: Albert GlinskyEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2005-02-02
ISBN: 0252072758
Number of pages: 480
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Book Reviews of Theremin: ETHER MUSIC AND ESPIONAGE (Music in American Life)
Book Review: Recommended with Reservations
Summary: 3 Stars
Three and one-half stars.
Yes, the author has evidently researched his subject exhaustively, but he doesn't always have the courage to forgo the results of his research when they aren't relevant or, especially, when they're redundant: It isn't necessary to describe in detail each and every single recital on his instrument Theremin gave in the United States, for example; we get the idea.
Because of historical inaccuracies, such as its strong suggestion that Khrushchev directly succeeded Stalin (actually Georgy Malenkov directly succeeded Stalin), and because of its suspect hyperbolic tone, I don't completely trust the book's account.
The prose is generally serviceable, but there are number of annoying solecisms that recur. The author consistently uses the term "enormity" to mean "enormous", for example, whereas in fact an enormity is an atrocity. He uses "hopefully" to mean "I hope", whereas in fact "hopefully" is an adverb meaning "full of hope".
There is almost no insight proffered as to the subject's motivation, which leaves a fairly gaping hole in the work considering the many very odd and fateful choices Leon Theremin makes over the course of his long life.
If you're particularly interested in electronic music or twentieth-century history you should read this--just take it [...] grano salis.
Summary of Theremin: ETHER MUSIC AND ESPIONAGE (Music in American Life)
Albert Glinsky's "Theremin" blends the whimsical and the treacherous into a chronicle that takes in everything from the KGB to Macy's store windows, Alcatraz to the Beach Boys, Hollywood thrillers to the United Nations, Joseph Stalin to Shirley Temple. "Theremin"'s world of espionage and invention is an amazing drama of hidden loyalties, mixed motivations, and an irrepressibly creative spirit. Albert Glinsky is an award-winning composer whose music has been performed throughout the U.S., Europe, and the Far East.He holds degrees from The Juilliard School and a Ph.D. from New York University, and his work has been honored by the National Endowment for the Arts, and the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He is Composer-in-Residence and Professor of Music at Mercyhurst College in Pennsylvania. Robert Moog developed the original classic Moog electronic music synthesizer and has been designing and building theremins since 1954. Currently, he is the president of Moog Music Inc., the world's leading manufacturer of theremins. This is a volume in the series "Music in American Life".General Books
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