Theremin Kaddish For Clara

[uItravioIet]

Good piece. I would love to see a Theramin with different waveforms, filters, etc and open up the possibilities for a more expressive range of sounds and timbres.

[woro90]

@uItravioIet It is possible to alter the signal the same way you would do with an electric guitar. Overdrive, phase shifting effects (flanger, phaser, chorus..), volume-dependent filters, reverb/delay/echo..

But there is no instrument with such a clean tone and vocal-like properties which is what makes theremin unique and so impressive, something between a violin and a smooth female voice. If I ever find the time to build my own theremin, it will sound as close to this as possible.

[faunfables]

There could not have been a more fitting tribute for Clara. Wonderful job!

[jbearden]

You are the greatest thereminist of all time!

[AudioCranium]

Phenomenal. Absolutely fantastic! Your tribute to Clara surely would have been received well. You show a mastery of this instrument that not a lot of people are capable of. Thank you.

[EvangelionFan]

WOW just WOW. amazeing

[kadmelmdd]

tan puro!

[jpitzone]

Heartwrenchingly played with much pathos. Bravo!

I loved her playing just like you! Your music reminds me of a quote which I'd like to share with you...

"It is cruel, you know, that music should be so beautiful. It has the beauty of loneliness and of pain: of strength and freedom. The beauty of disappointment and never-satisfied love. The cruel beauty of nature and everlasting beauty of monotony."

Benjamin Britten

[Wyrehedd242]

SPECTACULAR. thank you.

[thereminy]

beautiful!

[ClassicalMusicReview]

Fabulously and fiendishly eerie! Now I know how they got the 'Dark shadows' theme sound!

Your playing is also very evocative.

[kkissinger]

Dramatic, melancholy, and heartfelt. A fine composition, performance, and production.

[pms888]

well peter, i will speak for myself but i suspect that i can speak for the rest of my (clara's) family (I am her 'great nephew'). Your tribute to clara is beautiful and heart-warming and remarkably sad all at once. I am (and based on intra-family emails going around... we are) deeply grateful for your kaddish. your camera angle mixed with the haunting melody made me cry.

[theremin137]

The words do not exist.......

[ThomasGrillo]

A great work! Thank you.

[JohnLRice]

Beautiful, Peter! A very touching tribute!