Lynn book performs kurt schwitters ursonate the center for. William kentridge incants kurt schwitterss iconic dada sound poem. Some words to kurt schwitters ursonate, by jaap blonk kurt schwitters was born in hannover in 1887. If you see this text you use a browser which does not support usual webstandards.
This performance marks the rare occasion of a woman publicly performing schwitters sound poem, first performed by book in 1984 at chicago filmmakers and. Electronic music duo matmos used ursonate in schwitturs on quasiobjects. Ursonate 01sonate via cb bilingual edition pdf hypothesis. Brian eno sampled schwitters recording of ursonate for the kurts rejoinder track on his 1977 album, before and after science.
Just as collage is essentially the medium of irony, so schwitters life is characterized by paradox and enigma. Jaap blonks live performance of kurt schwitters ursonate, augmented by realtime live computational typography by golan levin. 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. The animated ursonate by harriet staff poetry foundation. Kurt schwitters began to use collage as a working method in 1918, after meeting jean arp.
Creating a visual translation of of kurt schwitterss ursonate. Kurt schwitters ursonate complete poem with verses displayed. He moved to britain, where he spent the duration of the war at internment camps in scotland and the isle of man. Introduction and rondo largo scherzo trio scherzo presto denoument. Kurt hermann eduard karl julius schwitters 20 june 1887 8 january 1948 was a german artist who was born in hanover, germany.
Shop for vinyl, cds and more from kurt schwitters at the discogs marketplace. 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. Kurt schwitters has 60 books on goodreads with 1103 ratings. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Most of the dada and futurist performances of musicpoetry were not recorded or the recordings are lost. Kurt schwitters epic sound poem ursonate is an enigma that has perplexed scholars for decades, or would have done, had its solution.
Schwitters s voice is higher pitched than i would think, and there is an uplift to each of his articulated syllables. Since 1993, a cd containing the complete ursonate has been distributed as an original performance by kurt schwitters wergo, mainz, wer 63042. Kurt schwitters ursonate complete poem with verses displayed duration. 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. 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. 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. Kurt schwitters, eberhard blum ursonate 1992, cd discogs. 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. William kentridge incants kurt schwitterss iconic dada. Audio cd german audio cd audiobook, august 1, 2006. Kurt schwitters reads an extract from ursonate by the 1930s, schwitters, along with many other artists including ernst and arp, was considered degenerate by the nazis and he fled germany. Museum of the bible reveals newly discovered audio recording of the.
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. Kurt schwitters stated goal was to erase the boundaries between the arts. Listneing guide to performances on pennsound 2007 kurt schwitters. Perhaps amazon should ask wergo for clarification of their claim. The published version of the ursonate is a concrete poem that was constructed by jan tschichold, the swiss typographer. The existance of this original recording is a miracle.
This book presents a study by anne blood of the pioneering artist kurt schwitters b. 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. Kurt schwitters was born in hanover in 1887, and completed a conventional course of study at various institutions, including the dresden academy of art. Brian eno sampled schwitters recording of ursonate for the kurts. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Discover book depositorys huge selection of kurt schwitters books online. 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. Performance at stuk kunstencentrum, leuven, january. The authenticity of the recording has been doubted. It comprises an extensive first movement, a largo passage, a scherzo and trio, and a virtuoso finale and cadenza.
Blonk performs ursonate with realtime typography youtube. Ursonate01sonate via cb bilingual edition pdf hypothesis kurt schwitters epic sound poem ursonate is an enigma that has perplexed scholars for. Therefore the design of media art net will not display correctly. He studied at the applied arts school, the art academy and the institute of technology.
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