Re. Pierre Schaeffer

In 1966 Schaeffer published the book Traité des Objets Musicaux (Treatise on musical objects) which represented the culmination of some 20 years of research in the field of musique concrète. In conjunction with this publication, a set of sound recordings was produced, entitled Le Solfège de l'Objet Sonore (Music Theory of the Acoustic Object), to provide examples of concepts dealt with in the treatise.

Howard Sandroff's Course Material

Our upcoming guest, Howard Sandroff, would like the students to be familiar with Pierre Schaeffer’s Solfege de l’Objet Sonore (Music Theory of the Acoustic Object). Here is the link to the book and a CD set. He wants you to read the booklet and listen to all CDs; it should take about 2hrs. (Minimum effort: Listen to CD1 and read the chapter regarding CD1.)

BeatBearing Tangible Sequencer

Bin ich zufällig im Internet drüber gestolpert. Hat jetzt zwar erstmal nichts direkt mit Sound Art zu tun, aber mit Sound.

http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/02/beatbearing_tangible_sequencer_inte.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890

Sonic Peripheries Dec 11, 2009

SONIC PERIPHERIES ///
Howard Sandroff

Friday | December 11 2009 | 8PM
Concert: Chant de Femmes | Flutist: Christian Pedro Vasquez Miranda

//Gallery of the Artist-in-Residency Program Stuhr-Heiligenrode **No entrance fee

http://sonicperipheries.wordpress.com


Howard Sandroff's works have been performed, recorded and broadcast throughout the world and at numerous contemporary music festivals including New Music America, the Aspen Music Festival, New Music Chicago, the International Computer Music Conference, the International Society of Electronic Arts, the Smithsonian Institution, and Vermont New Music Ensemble, among others. As a sound artist, Sandroff specializes in live performance of computer/electronic music and has realized, programmed or performed works by Alvin Lucier, Edwin London, Robert Lombardo, Steve Reich, Morton Subotnik, Pierre Boulez and others. He is currently a member of the faculty of Columbia College Department of Audio Arts and Acoustics and Senior Lecturer in Music at The University of Chicago.

Sonic Peripheries, contemporary sound art and music, is a cooperation with the Artist-in-Residency Stuhr-Heiligenrode and Petra Klusmeyer, the University of the Arts Bremen. Sonic Peripheries was initiated in December 2008 and continues to invite international artists to present work to the community of Stuhr and beyond. It lies in the interest of the cooperation to extend the boundaries of the periphery - not only geographically but also artistically. The historical site of Heiligenrode sets an intriguing environment for experimental sound works. // Concept: Petra Klusmeyer


Arist-in-Residency Stuhr-Heiligenrode
An der Wassermuehle 5
28816 Stuhr
Tel. 0421-5695.244

//Bus transfer at 10€ from Bremen main station available. **For further booking information visit http://sonicperipheries.wordpress.com/bus-transfer/

Artificiel Sound Installation auf der Glow in Eindhoven

Anfang November war ich auf der Glow - Forum of Architecture and Light in Eindhoven, dort gab es auch eine Sound-Licht-Installation von Artificiel. Auf der Webseite finden sich auch zwei Videos dazu.
Bulbes: http://www.artificiel.org/bulbes

Es herrschte wirklich eine spannende Atmossphäre in dem Raum wo die Glühbirnen hingen, einmal sehr andächtig und fast sakral, niemand traute sich zwischen den Lampen herumzugehen, ein anderes Mal wo ich drinnen war liefen alle kreuz und quer herum, Kinder lachten und einige widmeten ihre ganze Aufmerksamkeit einzelnen Glühbirnen.

1 min montage

Hi all, the 1 min assignment will move up one week. Please have it ready for a critique by December 1, 2009.

Next week we will meet at Weserburg. See you then.

reading assignment

Hi everyone,

besides emailing me your answers, I invite you to post them for everyone else to read. Thank you. pk

Excursion!!

We will visit the Weserburg on Tuesday November 24 at 10am. Meike Günter will lead us through the Block collection and will talk about "Der Geist von Fluxus."

Ihre Führung ist kostenlos und wird auf Deutsch stattfinden. Ich bitte euch pünktlich um 10:00 Uhr in der Weserburg einzutreffen. Danke.

Singuhr Hörgalerie

Falls jemand am Wochenende in Berlin sein sollte. Dort findet ihre eine interessante Sound Installation. Weitere Info hier...

Presentation of Sound Artists

Here my suggestion on who is doing what and when ... Since the course is very small -- we might not cover all the artists listed below -- unless you were interested in presenting two ... Something to think about?


Depending on our class size, every student will be assigned an artist to present to the course. The presentation should give an overview of the persons artistic career and art making. Choose some pivotal points and works. Keep the presentation to 45 min. (depending on audio/visual examples it might be longer). Please make an appointment with me one week prior to your presentation to outline and discuss your presentation with me. Best would be to meet with me during my office hours on Wednesday 11-12.30pm.

List of artists and one art movement:

Fluxus (BOX WITH THE SOUND OF ITS OWN MAKING) EXCURSION TO WESERBURG on 11/24

Alvin Lucier (I AM SITTING IN A ROOM) Jessica on 12/15

Terry Fox (I AM SITTING IN A ROOM) Student tba

Christian Marclay (Recyled Objects - object/site-specific) Marek on 1/12

Robin Minard (Recyled Objects - object/site-specific) Student tba

Christina Kupisch (SOUNDMARKS - site-specific) Benjamin on 1/19

Hildegard Westerkamp (SOUNDMARKS - Acoustic Ecology) Student tba

Francisco Lòpez (SOUNDMARKS - Acoustic Ecology) Student tba

Carsten Nicolai (SOUNDMARKS - Digital Musics) Student tba

Yasunao Tone (SOUNDMARKS - Digital Musics) Tobias on 1/26

Music and Its Other

A selection.

Reminder: What is Sound Art?

What do you think Sound Art is?
Write down a few ideas and see if you think the same way by the end of the semester.

Last week we agreed that you write a couple paragraphs in regard to the question before and after the reading.

If you email me your questions before 5pm I will be able to read them, otherwise I cannot. For the future please remember to email me your responses by Monday mornings (until noon)! Thank you.