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Clara Rockmore, born Clara Reisenberg in 1911, was a Lithuanian Jewish violinist, composer, and musician. She held citizenship in the Russian Empire and the United States. Educated at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory, she performed in Russia and New York City. Her musical work spanned classical music, electronic dance music, and electronic music, with a particular focus on the theremin and violin.
Rockmore was the sister of Nadia Reisenberg and spoke English. She resided in New York City and died in Manhattan on May 10, 1998. She was buried at Ferncliff Cemetery. Her recordings are associated with tags such as contemporary classical, electronic, and early electronic music.
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1911
- Active to
- 1998
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 32,714
- Total plays
- 322,193
Tags
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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Clara
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Vilnius
- Place of death
- New York City
- Sibling
- Nadia Reisenberg
- Occupation
- musician
- Educated at
- Saint Petersburg Conservatory
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- electronic music
- Genre
- classical music
- Instrument
- violin
- Image
- Clara Rockmore (1911-1998) at her Theremin.jpg
- Work location
- Russia
- Residence
- New York City
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- Commons category
- Clara Rockmore
- date of birth
- 1911-00-00
- date of death
- 1998-00-00
- ethnic group
- Lithuanian Jews
- birth name
- Clara Reisenberg
- place of burial
- Ferncliff Cemetery
- number of viewers/listeners
- 443479
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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
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