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Clara Rockmore

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Also known as Clara Reisenberg

Russian-American musician (1911-1998)

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Country
United States
Active from
1911
Active to
1998

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
32,714
Total plays
322,193

Tags

theremincontemporary classicalelectronicClassicalearly electronic

Clara Rockmore (born Clara Reisenberg, Vilnius, Lithuania, March 9, 1911; d. New York City, May 10, 1998) is generally considered to be the greatest player of the theremin electronic musical instrument since its invention and was without peer in the early decades of its use. While many listeners familiar with the theremin have heard it used mostly as a spooky special-effects device, Rockmore, a classically-trained musician, used it to perform classical works. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/C

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Key facts

Born
Clara Reisenberg , 9 March 1911, Vilnius , Vilna Governorate , Russian Empire
Died
10 May 1998 (1998-05-10) (aged 87), New York City , U.S.
Genres
Classical music
Occupation
Musician
Instruments
Violin , theremin

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Encyclopedic overview

Clara Reisenberg Rockmore (née Reisenberg; 9 March 1911 – 10 May 1998) was a Litvak classical violin prodigy and a virtuoso performer of the theremin, an electronic musical instrument. She was the sister of pianist Nadia Reisenberg.

Life and career

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Clara Rockmore” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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