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. 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. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Discover book depositorys huge selection of kurt schwitters books online. If you see this text you use a browser which does not support usual webstandards. Kurt schwitters ursonate complete poem with verses displayed. This performance marks the rare occasion of a woman publicly performing schwitters sound poem, first performed by book in 1984 at chicago filmmakers and. 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.
However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. The published version of the ursonate is a concrete poem that was constructed by jan tschichold, the swiss typographer. Schwitters s voice is higher pitched than i would think, and there is an uplift to each of his articulated syllables. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Jaap blonks live performance of kurt schwitters ursonate, augmented by realtime live computational typography by golan levin. Kurt schwitters stated goal was to erase the boundaries between the arts. Kurt schwitters began to use collage as a working method in 1918, after meeting jean arp. 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.
He studied at the applied arts school, the art academy and the institute of technology. Creating a visual translation of of kurt schwitterss ursonate. 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.
He is most famous for his collages, called merz pictures. William kentridge incants kurt schwitterss iconic dada sound poem. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from kurt schwitters at the discogs marketplace. 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. Since 1993, a cd containing the complete ursonate has been distributed as an original performance by kurt schwitters wergo, mainz, wer 63042. 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 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 ursonate complete poem with verses displayed duration. The animated ursonate by harriet staff poetry foundation. Listneing guide to performances on pennsound 2007 kurt schwitters. Most of the dada and futurist performances of musicpoetry were not recorded or the recordings are lost. Kurt hermann eduard karl julius schwitters 20 june 1887 8 january 1948 was a german artist who was born in hanover, germany. He moved to britain, where he spent the duration of the war at internment camps in scotland and the isle of man. The existance of this original recording is a miracle.
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 book presents a study by anne blood of the pioneering artist kurt schwitters b. Kurt schwitters epic sound poem ursonate is an enigma that has perplexed scholars for decades, or would have done, had its solution. 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. 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. Schwitters worked in several genres and media, including dadaism, constructivism, surrealism, poetry, sound, painting, sculpture, graphic design. Perhaps amazon should ask wergo for clarification of their claim. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Kurt schwitters was born in hanover in 1887, and completed a conventional course of study at various institutions, including the dresden academy of 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. Blonk performs ursonate with realtime typography youtube.
Some words to kurt schwitters ursonate, by jaap blonk kurt schwitters was born in hannover in 1887. Audio cd german audio cd audiobook, august 1, 2006. It comprises an extensive first movement, a largo passage, a scherzo and trio, and a virtuoso finale and cadenza. Brian eno sampled schwitters recording of ursonate for the kurts. 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. Expanding on the collage technique, he developed a constructive procedure that he called the merz, a meaningless.
Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. 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. 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. Performance at stuk kunstencentrum, leuven, january.
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