Andrej Filippowitsch [Andrej] Paschtschenko (Pashchenko) (15/08/1883 - 16/11/1972), a Russian composer (The Ukraine), born in Rostov on Don. He was the first componist who wrote a piece for a Theremin, the first electronic instrument, invented by Leon Theremin. The piece is called: A Symphonic Mystery (1923).
| Author: | Theo Willemze |
| Source: | Componistenlexicon |
The theremin was one of the first electronic" instruments. By placing one's hands near two antenna one can vary the volume and frequency of the theremin tone. It takes quite a bit of practice (like all musical instruments) to build the coordination necessary to play the theremin."
Requiem
| Period: | Expressionism |
| Composed in: | 1942 |
| Musical form: | free |
| Text/libretto: | the composer himself |
| In memory of: | the Russian soldiers who died in World War II |
Paschtschenko's Requiem in memory of the heroes who laid down there lives in the second world war, completed in 1942, was written for chorus and orchestra, to the composer's own words in praise of the Russian Army.
| Source: | Grove's dictionary of music and musicians |
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| Playing the theremin |
