Find all the books, read about the author, and more. All of kurt schwitters s original interpretations in addition to numerous later recordings of the ursonate have been available as mp3 files since 2008 on the kurt schwitters. This performance marks the rare occasion of a woman publicly performing schwitters sound poem, first performed by book in 1984 at chicago filmmakers and. Discover book depositorys huge selection of kurt schwitters books online. Schwitters s voice is higher pitched than i would think, and there is an uplift to each of his articulated syllables. The published version of the ursonate is a concrete poem that was constructed by jan tschichold, the swiss typographer. Ursonate01sonate via cb bilingual edition pdf hypothesis kurt schwitters epic sound poem ursonate is an enigma that has perplexed scholars for. Brian eno sampled schwitters recording of ursonate for the kurts. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from kurt schwitters at the discogs marketplace. Creating a visual translation of of kurt schwitterss ursonate.
Brian eno sampled schwitters recording of ursonate for the kurts rejoinder track on his 1977 album, before and after science. Blonk performs ursonate with realtime typography youtube. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Museum of the bible reveals newly discovered audio recording of the. Just as collage is essentially the medium of irony, so schwitters life is characterized by paradox and enigma. William kentridge incants kurt schwitterss iconic dada sound poem. Kurt schwitters ursonate complete poem with verses displayed.
On harriet back in 2007, kenneth goldsmith called kurt schwitters ursonate the greatest sound poem of the 20th century and posted nine audio versions by sound artists. Transmedia artist lynn book performed kurt schwitters ursonate 1922 in the charlotte and philip hanes arts gallery at wake forest university in north carolina on november 5, 20. Kurt schwitters has 60 books on goodreads with 1103 ratings. Schwitters worked in several genres and media, including dadaism, constructivism, surrealism, poetry, sound, painting, sculpture, graphic design.
Therefore the design of media art net will not display correctly. Audio cd german audio cd audiobook, august 1, 2006. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. It comprises an extensive first movement, a largo passage, a scherzo and trio, and a virtuoso finale and cadenza. Making use of kurt schwitters original ursonate a sound poetry performance which was itself inspired by the raoul hausmann poem fmsbw kentridges piece is part performance, part lecture, and part symphony. Kurt schwitters began to use collage as a working method in 1918, after meeting jean arp. Kurt schwitters epic sound poem ursonate is an enigma that has perplexed scholars for decades, or would have done, had its solution. Kurt schwitters was born in hanover in 1887, and completed a conventional course of study at various institutions, including the dresden academy of art. Kurt hermann eduard karl julius schwitters 20 june 1887 8 january 1948 was a german artist who was born in hanover, germany schwitters worked in several genres and media, including dadaism, constructivism, surrealism, poetry, sound, painting, sculpture, graphic design, typography, and what came to be known as installation art. Kurt schwitters, eberhard blum ursonate 1992, cd discogs. Christian bok, florian kaplick, christopher fox and jaap blonk perform kurt schwitters ursonate in the warth mill as part of the opening weekend of the 2011. Since 1993, a cd containing the complete ursonate has been distributed as an original performance by kurt schwitters wergo, mainz, wer 63042. Ursonate 192232 ursonate score mp3 versions of the ursonate in ubuweb sound audio works audio works of kurt schwitters in ubuweb sound kurt schwitters is generally acknowledged as the. Some words to kurt schwitters ursonate, by jaap blonk kurt schwitters was born in hannover in 1887.
Listneing guide to performances on pennsound 2007 kurt schwitters. The authenticity of the recording has been doubted. He is most famous for his collages, called merz pictures. Kurt schwitters stated goal was to erase the boundaries between the arts. Kurt schwitters ursonate complete poem with verses displayed duration. Ursonography jaap blonk and golan levin is a new audiovisual interpretation of kurt schwitters ursonate, a masterpiece of 20th century concrete poetry in which speech is reduced to its most. This book presents a study by anne blood of the pioneering artist kurt schwitters b.
Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Electronic music duo matmos used ursonate in schwitturs on quasiobjects. Perhaps amazon should ask wergo for clarification of their claim. If you see this text you use a browser which does not support usual webstandards. Ursonate 01sonate via cb bilingual edition pdf hypothesis.
The existance of this original recording is a miracle. Jaap blonks live performance of kurt schwitters ursonate, augmented by realtime live computational typography by golan levin. Introduction and rondo largo scherzo trio scherzo presto denoument. Although this form is entirely appropriate in the context of the ursonate s existence as an intermedia piece, i do not think that it was meant by kurt schwitters.
Kurt schwitters gave a new meaning to the phonetic poetry invented by raoul hausmann when he wrote one of his greatest pieces. Lynn book performs kurt schwitters ursonate the center for. He studied at the applied arts school, the art academy and the institute of technology. Expanding on the collage technique, he developed a constructive procedure that he called the merz, a meaningless.
He moved to britain, where he spent the duration of the war at internment camps in scotland and the isle of man. William kentridge incants kurt schwitterss iconic dada. The animated ursonate by harriet staff poetry foundation. Ursonate 192232 ursonate score mp3 versions of the ursonate in ubuweb sound audio works audio works of kurt schwitters in ubuweb sound kurt schwitters is generally acknowledged as the twentieth centurys greatest master of collage. The dada intermedia artist kurt schwitters epic ursonate is arguably the great sound poem to emerge from various experimental art movements of the early 20th century.
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