| Description |
xvi, 403 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Music in American life |
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Music in American life.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-373) and index. |
| Contents |
1. Soviet power plus electrification -- 2. The great musical wonder of our time -- 3. Capitalism plus electrification -- 4. A Theremin in every home -- 5. The ether wave salon -- 6. Alarms, magic mirrors, and the ethereal suspension -- 7. "I. Leon Theremin" -- 8. Yowsah, yowsah -- 9. On the Yauza : screws, politicals, and Radio Street -- 10. Free music : new waves on the home front -- 11. Mailboxes and the invisible man -- 12. In the vanguard : perfume, sci-fi, and hobbyists -- 13. A One-room flat and the microstructure of time. |
| Subject |
Thérémin, Léon, 1896-1993.
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Musicians -- Biography.
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Spies -- Biography.
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Theremin.
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Electronic music -- History and criticism.
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United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union.
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Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States.
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| ISBN |
0252025822 |
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