{"id":34411,"date":"2020-12-04T04:56:16","date_gmt":"2020-12-04T04:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=34411"},"modified":"2020-12-04T04:56:17","modified_gmt":"2020-12-04T04:56:17","slug":"what-is-theremin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/what-is-theremin\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Theremin?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The theremin is an electronic musical instrument controlled without physical contact by the thereminist (performer). Theremin instrument turned 100 years old this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/current-affairs-quiz-2019-daily-gk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key-Points<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The instrument was invented in 1920. It is named after its inventor, Leon Theremin, who patented the device in 1928.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The instrument&#8217;s controlling section usually consists of two metal antennas that sense the relative position of the thereminist&#8217;s hands and control oscillators for frequency with one hand, and amplitude (volume) with the other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The electric signals from the theremin are amplified and sent to a loudspeaker.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The theremin is an electronic musical instrument controlled without physical contact by the thereminist (performer). Theremin instrument turned 100 years old this year. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The instrument was invented in 1920. It is named after its inventor, Leon Theremin, who patented the device in 1928. 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