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Rhythmicon

The Rhythmicon, also known as the Polyrhythmophone, was an electro-mechanical musical instrument designed and built by Leon Theremin in 1930 for composer Henry Cowell, intended to reveal connections between rhythms, pitches and the harmonic series. It used a series of perforated spinning disks, similar to a Nipkow disk, to interrupt the flow of light…

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Development, Later years & Overview

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Development

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Rhythmicon

Nodes33
Edges32
Triples61
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.060606
Components1

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Rhythmicon

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related to Introduction · 19
Rhythmicon → Berlin, Composer Charles Ives, Cowell, Cowell's, Europe, February, In October, Ives, January, Joseph Schillinger, New School, New York, Nicolas, Nicolas Slonimsky, Paris, Schillinger, Social Research, The Rhythmicon, Theremin
related to External links · 17
Rhythmicon → Andrej Smirnov, Archived, Electronic Music, February, Java, Leon Termen, Mavericks, Moscow, Retrieved, Rhythmicon' Henry Cowell, The, The Online Rhythmicon, The Schillinger Society, Theremin Center, USA, WindowsMatthew Burtner's, Years
related to Later years · 14
Rhythmicon → According, Dr, Joe Meek, Moscow, One, Schillinger, Slonimsky, Smithsonian Institution, Soviet Union, Stanford University, Strangelove, Theremin, Theremin Center, This
related to Development · 11
Rhythmicon → American, Cowell, Henry Cowell, In, Like, Léon Theremin, Nicolas Slonimsky, Russian, The, Theremin, Using

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cowell theremin music instrument rhythms series later slonimsky rhythmicana composer henry disks notes also original schillinger cowell's built years one

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Rhythmiconrelated to DevelopmentIn0.60section
Rhythmiconrelated to DevelopmentAmerican0.60section
Rhythmiconrelated to DevelopmentHenry Cowell0.60section
Rhythmiconrelated to DevelopmentRussian0.60section
Rhythmiconrelated to DevelopmentLéon Theremin0.60section
Rhythmiconrelated to DevelopmentCowell0.60section
Rhythmiconrelated to DevelopmentThe0.60section
Rhythmiconrelated to DevelopmentTheremin0.60section
Rhythmiconrelated to DevelopmentLike0.60section
Rhythmiconrelated to DevelopmentUsing0.60section
Rhythmiconrelated to DevelopmentNicolas Slonimsky0.60section
Rhythmiconrelated to External linksAndrej Smirnov0.60section

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