Tomas Korber & Konus Quartett
Musik für ein Feld (2014)
Artikelnummer CR369
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veröffentlicht am 10. August 2014
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«Musik für ein Feld» is a piece for 4 saxophones and electronics commissioned by the Konus Saxophone Quartet and written by Tomas Korber in 2011 and 2013 (revised electronic section) and recorded/mixed in 2013.
The composition comprises nine movements. Various parameters (such as pitch and sound-silence ratios) are defined by a recurrence relation which is responsible for the fractal-like appearance of the composition.
The piece was specifically conceived for interaction with the acoustic environment of the listener. The listener is thus encouraged to experiment with varying settings (different rooms and/or playback systems, different type and level of background noise, etc).
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About Tomas Korber
Tomas Korber (Zurich, 1979) has written numerous compositions and played improvised music (guitar, electronics) since the early 1990s. He is a prolific solo artist and performer; his work includes film scores and music for dance and theatre, as well as countless collaborations. Korber has performed extensively across Europe, Japan and North America. In 2009 he was awarded a biannual artist residency in New York City by the Department of Cultural Affairs of the City of Zurich. Korber has studied psychology and computer science at the University of Zurich and holds a Master of Science degree.
Collaborations with: Tetuzi Akiyama, Tim Barnes, Olivia Block, David Daniell, Greg Davis, Dimitri de Perrot, Dieb13, Kai Fagaschinski, Bertrand Gauguet, Graham Halliwell, Jason Kahn, Hans Koch, Lê Quan Ninh, Erik M, Sachiko M, Lionel Marchetti, Mattin, Sean Meehan, Butch Morris, Norbert Möslang, Günter Müller, Toshimaru Nakamura, Otomo Yoshihide, Gert-Jan Prins, Keith Rowe, Bernd Schurer, Yamamoto Seiichi, Adam Sonderberg, Steinbrüchel, Claus Van Bebber, Mark Wastell, Christian Weber, Ralf Wehowsky, Stephan Wittwer, Christian Wolfarth etc...
Film music for: Franz Dängeli, Kaspar Kasics, Stefan Haupt, Fanny Bräuning, Fredi Murer, Christine Hürzeler, Martin Moll etc...
About Konus Quartett
As a chamber music ensemble whose instrumentation changes frequently, the Konus Quartet engages its audience with highly expressive and idiosyncratic sounds. Contemporary original compositions are interpreted predominantly by the quartet, but these are also contrasted with pieces from past centuries and arrangements for saxophone instrumentation. The radical nature of its concert programmes has seen the quartet become established over the past 10+ years as an important voice for new contemporary and experimental music.
Composition commissions are awarded regularly to well-known artists by the quartet; to date such artists have included Barry Guy, Urs Peter Schneider, Tomas Korber, Phill Niblock, Makiko Nishikaze and Jürg Frey.
Three musical highlights serve to showcase the remarkable range of the Konus Quartet: In 2006, «La bocca, i piedi, il suono», a composition by Salvatore Sciarrino for four soloists and a hundred saxophonists, was performed in the French Church in Bern (Release 2006, Cubus Records).
A collaboration with the filmmaker and composer Phill Niblock gave rise to the composition entitled «To Two Tea Roses» which was premiered in 2013 in Switzerland in the presence of the composer.
The piece «Music für ein Feld» (Music for a Field) was the result of a composition commission awarded to the Zurich-based musician Tomas Korber (Release 2014, Cubus Records).