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Ten Concert Pieces - Music Minus One
This collection of classic cello works includes a CD with 2 versions of each song: one with cello and one without. It's perfect for practicing theremin! Both versions include piano accompaniment. It also includes songs found on "The Art of the Theremin" (The Swan, Habanera) making it an ideal practice resource for thereminists.
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The Swan Piano Backing Track- played by Scott Marshall
This is the backtrack used by Scott Marshall when performing The Swan. He distributes it freely so others can play along in private.
(If performing with this in public, please credit him as the pianist and arranger)
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Forum: Theremin Repetoire
Thereminworld.com forum for discussing songs to play on the theremin.
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When You Wish Upon a Star
Writer: Leigh Harline; Lyrics: Ned Washington
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Our Day Will Come
Words & Music by Bob Hilliard / Mort Garson
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Some Day My Prince Will Come
From the Disney film "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs". Words & Music by Larry Morey / Frank Churchill
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Moon River
From the film "Breakfast at Tiffanys". Music by Henry Mancini, lyrics by Johnny Mercer
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Let There be Peace on Earth
A Hymn ideal for the theremin.
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Sleep Walk
Recorded by Santo and Johnny
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Somewhere My Love (Lara's Theme)
From the film "Dr. Zhivago". Words & Music by Paul F. Webster & Maurice Jarre. Also available
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Somewhere Over the Rainbow
From the film "The Wizard of Oz". Music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by E.Y. Harburg
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A Lover's Concerto
Written by Sandy Linzert / Denny Randall -
Melody an adaptation of J.S. Bach's Minuet in G -
Edelweiss
Words and Music by Oscar Hammerstein II and Richard Rodgers - From the film "The Sound of Music"
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Can't Help Falling In Love
Words & music by George Weiss / Hugo Peretti / Luigi Creatore
Recorded by Elvis Presley -
End Of The World
Words & music by Sylvia Dee / Arthur Kent
Recorded by Skeeter Davis / The Carpenters -
Scarborough Fair
Traditional folk song - Recorded by Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel
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Send In The Clowns
Words and music by Stephen Sondheim
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I Don't Know How To Love Him
From Rock Opera - Jesus Christ Superstar
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber/Lyrics: Tim Rice
Performed by: Yvonne Elliman -
Ave Maria
Composed by Franz Schubert
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Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
Words and Music by Gerry Goffin and Carole King
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Ave Maria
Composed by J.S.Bach/Charles Gounod
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Public Domain Music Listing
A great website that lists over 3500 hundred songs in the "public domain" - that is, free to perform! Many of the songs on the list also have MIDI files you can listen to or practice with.
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Shostakovich - Romance from 'The Gadfly'
This goes really well on the theremin, and is good work for intonation. Panic not though - the middle bit can be safely left out (it is in ALL of the quartet versions that I've played) :-D
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Le cygne (The swan) sheet music
6 versions of free sheet music for Le cygne (The swan)