It certainly is a bit of a novelty, but there are a few Theremin-featuring pieces that I find pleasing, a classic example is the Theremin and piano arrangement of Saint-Saens' The Swan.
Here is Clara Rockmore performing it (I think this is a video of the recording on The Art of the Theremin) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdFSU8sn3mo . There's a very nice arrangement of La vie en rose from the same sessions.
She developed a lot of the Theremin techniques and - despite some argument about how practical vs. performative they are - is likely the best Theremin player ever. She was previously trained as violinist and an answer to why you would _play_ a theremin: her tendinitis killed her violin career but could keep playing music with the force-less theremin.
Here is Clara Rockmore performing it (I think this is a video of the recording on The Art of the Theremin) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdFSU8sn3mo . There's a very nice arrangement of La vie en rose from the same sessions.
She developed a lot of the Theremin techniques and - despite some argument about how practical vs. performative they are - is likely the best Theremin player ever. She was previously trained as violinist and an answer to why you would _play_ a theremin: her tendinitis killed her violin career but could keep playing music with the force-less theremin.
There are also a surprising number of well-known pop (etc.) songs that include a theremin somewhere. Not my list, but I see most of the ones I'm aware of here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0p2SpBZ3xDEjemAVlwmWeF?si=...