I wanted to invent some kind of an instrument that would not operate mechanically, as does the piano, or the cello and the violin, whose bow movements can be compared to those of a saw. I conceived of an instrument that would create sound without using any mechanical energy, like the conductor of an orchestra.


An Interview with Leon Theremin / Olivia Mattis and Leon Theremin in Bourges, France 16 June 1989.

Léon Theremin Quotes

I wanted to invent some kind of an instrument that would not operate mechanically, as does the piano, or the cello and the violin, whose bow...

I wanted to invent some kind of an instrument that would not operate mechanically, as does the piano, or the cello and the violin, whose bow...

I wanted to invent some kind of an instrument that would not operate mechanically, as does the piano, or the cello and the violin, whose bow...

I wanted to invent some kind of an instrument that would not operate mechanically, as does the piano, or the cello and the violin, whose bow...