It took artist kurt schwitters ten years to write the epic sound poem ursonate, a sonata in primordial sound. Download kurt schwitters color and collage menil collection ebook online. It is the primeval sound, at once before and beyond sense. Edit release all versions of this release data correct. It became a regular and wellknown performance for the dadaist, undergoing several adaptations over the years. Pdf some words to kurt schwitters ursonate jaap blonk.
Ursonate was first performed by german artist kurt schwitters in potsdam, 1925. Statutory protection for the works of kurt schwitters ends on 31 december 2018, so it is in the public domain from january 2019. Ursonate, an album by kurt schwitters, spiritus noister on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. There had been several forays into sound poetry by dadaist artists in the years before and after 1920, but the major work of the time was ursonate, composed, one might say, by painter and collage artist kurt schwitters in 1922, schwitters began writing a sonata for the voice based on abstract vocal sounds organized as musical phrases and motives. Parts of these scores were seen in the 2004 exhibition of jack oxs complete ursonate painting, which was shown in conjunction. This is in fact a recording made by kurt schwitters son, erns schwitters. Article about jaap blonks performance of the ursonate in houston, kurt schwitters, dada and marcel duchamp. Lockdown sleep music 247, sleep therapy, sleep meditation, calm music, insomnia, study, spa, relax body mind zone 3,225 watching live now. The purpose of the sonata was to startle and awaken an audience. The published version of the ursonate is a concrete poem that was constructed by jan tschichold, the swiss typographer. 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 to be used as a.
As with his famed visual collages, schwitters poem breaks down language to its constituent parts and reassembles them to find new meaning in the seemingly irrational. He moved to britain, where he spent the duration of the war at internment camps in scotland and the isle of man. Kurt schwitters was born in hanover in 1887, and completed a conventional course of study at various institutions, including the dresden academy of art. Find more prominent pieces of landscape at best visual art database. Cafe aubette, strasbourg, france preliminary color scheme for ceiling and short walls of ballroom depicts same object.
Kurt schwitters gave a new meaning to the phonetic poetry invented by raoul hausmann when he wrote one of his greatest pieces. He worked in several genres and media, including dadaism, constructivism, surrealism, poetry, sound, painting, collage, sculpture, typography and what came to be known as installation art. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. Kurt schwitters june 20, 1887 january 8, 1948 was a german painter who was born in. 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.
Refused by the berlin dadaists, he started a oneman dada group in hannover called merz. The poem was influenced by raoul hausmanns poem fmsbw which schwitters heard recited by hausmann in prague, 1921. He married his cousin helma in 1915, and served briefly in the army in a clerical capacity in 1917 before being discharged on grounds of health. Kurt schwitters, okola, 1926 okola kurt schwitters, like this would be cool with ticket stubs and sheet music with some pages of old books obtain excellent pointers on modern. Ursonate this song is by kurt schwitters and appears on the album ursonate 1932. Kurt schwitters sonate in urlauten ursonate video dailymotion. Kurt schwitters was one of the most engaging mavericks of the art of the 20th. Written in 1922 and continuously modified until it reached its final form around 1932, the ursonate, or sonate in urlauten sonata in primal sounds was one expression of schwitters very own brand of dadaism, which he referred to as merz. When he was 14, he had his first epileptic fit, signifying the start of a recurring condition that the artist felt continually impacted how he related to the world. I dont think that any other poet has ever taken sound poetry to greater extremes. Kurt schwitters june 20, 1887 january 8, 1948 was a german painter who played an important role in dada. For more than 90 years, the work has inspired visual artists, composers, choreographers, and musicians. This page includes 60 thumbnails of the hand drawn scores of kurt schwitters ursonate, made by jack ox, from which the 800 sq.
His relationship with hausmann was quite significant in his eventual creation of ursonate, a sonata based on two of hausmanns poems featuring, instead of recognizable words, sounds created by letters connected in unexpected ways. Schwitters composed and performed an early example of sound poetry, ursonate 19221932. The importance of kurt schwitters extends to more branches of western art than most twentiethcentury artists. He was an artist, graphic designer, typographer, set designer, and poet who, among many other accomplishments, wrote the ursonate, a spoken text piece based on a sound poem by raoul hausmann.
Ursel nate party uno remix by daniel matz please be as generous as you can. Just as collage is essentially the medium of irony, so schwitters life is characterized by paradox and enigma. This video was created for the university course artefatti e sistemi complessi at the politecnico of milan. 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 nonsensical sound poem comes to life in htown with the help of a dutch rebel. Schwitters worked in several genres and mediums, including dada, constructivism, surrealism, poetry, sound, painting, collage, sculpture, typography and what came to be known as installations. Most of the dada and futurist performances of musicpoetry were not recorded or the recordings are lost. Lynn book performing kurt schwitters ursonate ursonate performance, wake forest university, winstonsalem, north carolina, november 5, 20. Kurt schwitters ursonate by jaap blonk, released 23 december 2007 1. Mp3 transmedia artist lynn book performed kurt schwitters ursonate 1922 in the charlotte. He studied at the applied arts school, the art academy and the institute of technology. Complete your kurt schwitters jaap blonk collection.
Mp3 introduction to lynn books performance by amy catanzano 8. See available paintings, works on paper, and prints and multiples for sale and learn about the artist. Mountain graveyard was created in 1919 by kurt schwitters in expressionism style. 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 schwitters jaap blonk ursonate releases discogs. The existance of this original recording is a miracle. Kurt schwitters ursonate is the sound poem to end all sound poems. He is most famous for his collages, called merz pictures. As a boy, he travelled with his father to the 1900 worlds fair in paris.
Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from kurt schwitters. Kurt schwitters was a german artist involved in both dadaism and constructivism. Some words to kurt schwitters ursonate, by jaap blonk kurt schwitters was born in hannover in 1887. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. 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 to be used as a performance score. Kurt schwitters is generally acknowledged as the twentieth centurys greatest master of collage. Perhaps amazon should ask wergo for clarification of their claim. Mp3 versions of the ursonate in ubuweb sound audio works.
The kurt and ernst schwitters foundation controls the usage rights to all works by kurt and ernst schwitters. Ur sonata fragment, recorded on a private release in 1924. Kurt hermann eduard karl julius schwitters 20 june 1887 8 january 1948 was a german. Brian eno sampled schwitters recording of ursonate for the kurts rejoinder track on his.
Process for creating the visualization of the ursonate. Program notes by jack ox and kurt schwitters, in english and german, and excerpt from the spoken text 12 p. This volume, the fourth in the complete works of kurt schwitters, offers the first complete and annotated edition of merz, the avantgarde journal for multimedia. The original scores are at the muzeum sztuki in lodz, poland, where they are available for the use of scholars. 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. Kinetic typography of the dada poetry ursonate by kurt schwitters. Color and collage examines one of the most daring and innovative figures of the international avantgarde.
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