Kurt schwitters ursonate by jaap blonk, released 23 december 2007 1. Kurt schwitters ursonate complete poem with verses displayed pamela fox. Kurt schwitters gave a new meaning to the phonetic poetry invented by raoul hausmann when he wrote one of his greatest pieces. Ursonography jaap blonk and golan levin is a new audiovisual interpretation of kurt schwitters ursonate, a masterpiece of 20th century. Jaap blonk s live performance of kurt schwitters ursonate, augmented by realtime live computational typography by golan levin. The late work, 19371948, marlborough fine art, 1981. Most of the dada and futurist performances of musicpoetry were not recorded or the recordings are lost.
Blonk, bok, anat pick, and christopher butterfield all played at once. Dutch sound artist jaap blonk returns to chicago bleader. Kurt hermann eduard karl julius schwitters 20 june 1887. The most famous was the merzbau, the transformation of six or possibly more rooms of the family house in hannover, waldhausenstrasse 5. Blonk and boks versions benefit from being delivered at roughly twice the speed of the original, but i didnt make it through either of them in one sitting. Upon special request he is still willing to perform it. 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. Article about jaap blonk s performance of the ursonate in houston, kurt schwitters, dada and marcel duchamp. Kurt schwitters ursonate 19221932 performed by jaap blonk. Kurt schwitters ursonate jaap blonk has been performing this piece since 1982. Blonk performs ursonate with realtime typography youtube. Kurt schwitters was a german artist involved in both dadaism and constructivism. Complete your kurt schwitters jaap blonk collection. Kurt hermann eduard karl julius schwitters 20 june 1887 8 january 1948 was a german painter.
Kurt schwitters was a german painter associated with the dada movement, who worked in several genres and media, including poetry, sound, painting, sculpture, graphic design, typography and what came to be known as installation art. Apart from hugo balls seminal work with language invention and vocal sounds,the other dadaist of note in jaap the sound poets life was. It was the late 70s when i first heard kurt schwitters ursonate, jaap blonk told culturemap in a phone interview from chicago, where th. It comprises an extensive first movement, a largo passage, a scherzo and trio, and a virtuoso finale and cadenza. Recorded at studio 2radio drs, december 29, 1991 zurich, switzerland. Kurt schwitters nonsensical sound poem comes to life in htown with the help of a dutch rebel. Through the years, schwitters has been very influential, not only on visual artists, but sound artists ranging from jaap blonk who rerecorded his poems and merzbow who took his name from the merzbau, though he later realized he misspelled the word. Dutch vocalist jaap blonk s virtuoso performance of kurt schwitters ursonate 1932 more videos. He moved to britain, where he spent the duration of the war at internment camps in scotland and the isle of man. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Kurt schwitters ursonate wccmta, april 2628, victoria, bc example 6. 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. Kurt schwitters ursonate in four movements on vimeo.
Music post no bills dutch sound artist jaap blonk returns to. Schwitters is recognized for his unique contribution to twentiethcentury art and literature. He is most famous for his collages, called merz pictures. Kurt schwitters merzbild mit regenbogen merz picture with. Soon after world war i schwitters was attracted by the emerging dada school, a nihilistic literary and artistic movement dedicated to the destruction of existing aesthetic values. He studied at the applied arts school, the art academy and the institute of technology. Perhaps amazon should ask wergo for clarification of their claim. 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. Apr, 2003 my ursonate is what i imagine the poem by kurt schwitters might sound like if performed at high speed by f. Jaap blonk and golan levin levin built a new audiovisual interpretation of kurt schwitters ursonate.
The existance of this original recording is a miracle. Performance at stuk kunstencentrum, leuven, january 2007. Kurt schwitters nonsensical sound poem comes to life in htown wit. Refused by the berlin dadaists, he started a oneman dada group in hannover called merz. Just as collage is essentially the medium of irony, so schwitters life is characterized by paradox and enigma.
Kurt schwitters, eberhard blum ursonate 1992, cd discogs. Pdf some words to kurt schwitters ursonate jaap blonk. Post jobs, find pros, and collaborate commissionfree in our professional marketplace. 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 abstract and musical elements. Kurt schwitters 18871948 was a painter, sculptor, designer and writer and worked in several genres and media, including dada, constructivism, surrealism, poetry, sound, painting, sculpture, graphic design, typography, and what came to be known as installation art. The typeface was created from scratch and inspired by the merz art schwitters created, hence the name, merzy. The first movement is a rondo with four main themes, designated as such in the text of the sonata. Kurt schwitters, jaap blonk ursonate 192 kbps, file. Kurt schwitters ursonate complete poem with verses. Ursonate by kurt schwitters from amazons classical music store. Feb 05, 2014 william shum says about his film, a short excerpt from kurt schwitters sound poem, ursonate. Kurt schwitters ursonate famous sound poem by the dadaist kurt schwitters. Jaap blonk whether dutch vocal contortionist jaap blonk is diving into his own work or kurt schwitters s ursonate or works by fellow dadaists hugo ball and tristan tzara, fluxus artist dick.
Ursonate excerpt by kurt schwitters teaching resources. He wouldnt allow any other versions of the work except his fathers one. Associated with the dada movement, painter, poet, and mixedmedia artist kurt schwitters is best known for his collage and assemblage works in which he transformed appropriated imagery and text from print media into dynamic and layered compositions. Kurt schwitters jaap blonk ursonate releases discogs. Takeluma reminds me of kurt schwitters if he had been exposed to shapememory alloy. Aufgenommen am dadaabend pozie klinkt anders im haus am dom, frankfurt am main, 2016. Kurt schwitters, german dada artist and poet, best known for his collages and relief constructions. Digital poetry overview a chronology of digital poetrys ancestors. Takeluma reminds me of kurt schwitters if he had been exposed to shape memory alloy. The sonata consists of four movements, of an overture and a finale, and seventhly, of a cadenza in the fourth movement. 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. 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.
Jaap blonk and golan levin is a new audiovisual interpretation of kurt schwitters ursonate, a masterpiece of 20th. From yale university art gallery, kurt schwitters, merzbild mit regenbogen merz picture with rainbow 19201939, mixed media and paint on plywood, 156. The pressing was officially destroyed and unofficially went underground. Composite rhythm of long additive process on fumms bo wo taa zaa uu pogiff the complete text of kurt schwitters ursonate may be found and downloaded at. Schwitters, kurt 18871948 german artist, poet, essayist, dramatist, novelist, and shortstory writer. Some words to kurt schwitters ursonate, by jaap blonk kurt schwitters was born in hannover in 1887. You yourself will certainly feel the rhythm, slack or strong, high or low, taut or loose. Spoken word, experimental, avantgarde kurt schwitters. Ursonate, an album by kurt schwitters, alexander voigt 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. Kurt schwitters jaap blonk ursonate 1986, vinyl discogs. Aug 31, 2008 jaap blonk s live performance of kurt schwitters ursonate, augmented by realtime live computational typography by golan levin. Exhibition catalogue, in the beginning was merz from kurt schwitters to the present day, sprengel museum hannover, hatje cantz, ostfildern, 2000.
Kun jia, simultaneous ursonate 2006 audio of kurt schwitters, christopher. May 18, 2005 performed by jaap blonk kurt schwitters was born in hannover in 1887. Kurt schwitters and katherine dreier in german life and letters 1999, vol. All of kurt schwitterss original interpretations in addition to numerous later recordings of the ursonate have been available as mp3 files since 2008 on the kurt schwitters. Ive been a bit surprised by the recent output of jaap blonk.