Flying robot quadrotors perform the James Bond Theme
31/03/2012
29/03/2012
Techno fetichism
Erkki Kurenniemi, born in 1941, was a Finnish artist involved in the cultural surrender of the cyber existence. As designer, he build electronic instruments, composed music and was an experimental film-maker. He worked at the Departement of Musicology at the University of Helsinki, as well at the Department of Theoretical Physiscs in the 60s. His major music work is electroacoustic, using devices he created.
The movies he did were silent, and in 2003, with Mika Taanila, he added contemporaneous electronic music of their own.
"Electronics in the world of tomorrow" (1964)
28/03/2012
27/03/2012
Jeune fille orrible
"Jeune fille orrible" est depuis 2007 un principe d'infamie lyrique en trio qui manipule
et élabore du bruit acoustique sans aucune sonorisation.
et élabore du bruit acoustique sans aucune sonorisation.
Intégrales
"C'est au fond lui, qui il y a un très grand nombre d'années, a prévu les musiques concrètes et les musiques électroniques, et cela non seulement par des orchestrations extraordinaires et par une façon distendue de traiter les instruments, mais aussi par des choses qui étaient absolument impensables à l'époque où il les a pensées, c'est à dire, par exemple, des sons passés à l'envers, comme on en trouve dans "Intégrales", où les trombones font des attaques piano suivies d'un sforzando, qui sont évidement des sons rétrogradés. Cette espèce de question donnée aux sons, cette espèce d'introduction du domaine de la microphysique, en musique, c'était la préparation évidente de l'électronisme, mais à l'époque personne ne l'a compris, que Varèse seul."
Olivier Messiaen, à propos de Varèse
"Intégrales" conducted by Suassa Mälkki with Ensemble Intercontemporain
Olivier Messiaen, à propos de Varèse
"Intégrales" conducted by Suassa Mälkki with Ensemble Intercontemporain
"Ameriques" conducted by Peter Eötvös with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
"Cherchez vos propres formes. Ne vous laissez pas assujettir par les formes connues, résolues; travaillez sur la possibilité de formes nouvelles, personnelles en premier lieu…"
Ferruccio Busoni
poéme électronique, pour bande magnétique - 1958
26/03/2012
25/03/2012
4'33" - BBC concert
This three movement composition of John Cage , composed in 1952, was performed
on january 16, 2004 at the Barbican Center in London, with the BBC Symphony Orchestra
as the first orchestral interpretation of this piece.
The original manuscript was dedicated to David Tudor.
Here, a version with unknown players, The BBC 's one just disappeared from YouTube.
on january 16, 2004 at the Barbican Center in London, with the BBC Symphony Orchestra
as the first orchestral interpretation of this piece.
The original manuscript was dedicated to David Tudor.
Here, a version with unknown players, The BBC 's one just disappeared from YouTube.
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24/03/2012
19/03/2012
16/03/2012
Sonambient
"You may gently touch to play Bertoia sounding sculpture"
here
The famous designer Harry Bertoia (1915-1978) started to build sound sculptures in 1960.
He titled them as "Sonambient" . Many metals were used for the rods, the most common
being beryllium copper. Some rods are capped with cylinders of metal which, by their weight,
accentuate the swaying of the tonal rods. These sculptures are manipulated by hand or by wind to
generate different sounds and tones.
A serie of eleven LPs were published by Harry Bertoia himself,
and some of them are re-edited today ... here
here
The famous designer Harry Bertoia (1915-1978) started to build sound sculptures in 1960.
He titled them as "Sonambient" . Many metals were used for the rods, the most common
being beryllium copper. Some rods are capped with cylinders of metal which, by their weight,
accentuate the swaying of the tonal rods. These sculptures are manipulated by hand or by wind to
generate different sounds and tones.
and some of them are re-edited today ... here
15/03/2012
11/03/2012
Articulations
An interesting lecture of the score of György Ligeti's electronic piece "articulations"
and a brilliant portrait of this main composer directed by Michel Follin - 1993
build across a train journey as its central metaphor
in french langage
07/03/2012
Dolceola
A dolceola is a musical instrument resembling a miniature piano,
but which is in fact a zither or a phonoharp with a keyboard.
It was used mainly by the gospel musician Washington Philips in the late 20s.
Listen
but which is in fact a zither or a phonoharp with a keyboard.
It was used mainly by the gospel musician Washington Philips in the late 20s.
ListenAu bord de Paris
Histoire des fortifications, boulevards, périphériques et limites de Paris fimée par
Eric Vernhes, un architecte, élève de Paul Virilio, devenu depuis cinéaste électronique.
Réalisé en 1996.
Avec une excellente bande sonore d'Oslo Kahn (malgré un mixage parfois improbable).
(french spoken)
Eric Vernhes, un architecte, élève de Paul Virilio, devenu depuis cinéaste électronique.
Réalisé en 1996.
Avec une excellente bande sonore d'Oslo Kahn (malgré un mixage parfois improbable).
(french spoken)
06/03/2012
Julius Eastman
Julius Eastman was an African-American composer, vocalist in the area of minimalism.
A complete edition of his works was done by Mary Jane Leach
He conducted a musical score, "The holy presence of Joan d'Arc" for 10 celli,
which was paired posthumously with the silent movie of Carl Theodor Dreyer (1928).
The piece was originally written for a dance performance choreographed
by Andrew de Groat and was performed at the Kitchen in New York.
A complete edition of his works was done by Mary Jane Leach
He conducted a musical score, "The holy presence of Joan d'Arc" for 10 celli,
which was paired posthumously with the silent movie of Carl Theodor Dreyer (1928).
The piece was originally written for a dance performance choreographed
by Andrew de Groat and was performed at the Kitchen in New York.
05/03/2012
03/03/2012
Painted silence
Robert Ryman
"... in the work of Robert Rauschenberg, who in the 1950s produced several
all-white and all-black paintings. The white paintings helped inspire Cage
to write 4'33", so we can see some interesting crossover occuring
between the arts at this point. Cage was to write admiringly of the paintings,
that they constituted 'airports for the lights, shadows, and particles.
Robert Ryman is another artist who has exhibited all-white paintings,
and Ad Reinhardt all-black. In each case the critical response has been
to raise the issue of silence, of what the artist is choosing not to do,
although that silence has been interpreted in a variety of ways... ..."
in "Manifesto for Silence" by Stuart Sim - Edinburg University Press Ltd - 2007
"... in the work of Robert Rauschenberg, who in the 1950s produced several
all-white and all-black paintings. The white paintings helped inspire Cage
to write 4'33", so we can see some interesting crossover occuring
between the arts at this point. Cage was to write admiringly of the paintings,
that they constituted 'airports for the lights, shadows, and particles.
Robert Ryman is another artist who has exhibited all-white paintings,
and Ad Reinhardt all-black. In each case the critical response has been
to raise the issue of silence, of what the artist is choosing not to do,
although that silence has been interpreted in a variety of ways... ..."
in "Manifesto for Silence" by Stuart Sim - Edinburg University Press Ltd - 2007
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” ... j'ai toujours pensé aux peintures blanches comme n'étant pas passives, mais... en fait, hypersensibles. ...
Si bien qu'on pouvait les regarder et pratiquement voir, d'après leurs ombres portées, combien de personnes étaient dans la pièce, ou à quelle heure de le journée il était..." Robert Rauschenberg
Si bien qu'on pouvait les regarder et pratiquement voir, d'après leurs ombres portées, combien de personnes étaient dans la pièce, ou à quelle heure de le journée il était..." Robert Rauschenberg
Igor Malevich
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