Kurt schwitters was born in hanover in 1887, and completed a conventional course of study at various institutions, including the dresden academy of art. May 18, 2005 schwitters wrote a few pages of instructions for reciters of the ursonate, mainly dealing with the correct pronunciation of the letters. 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. Derivation of the themes hausmann schwitters f m s b w t o z a u fumms bo wo taa zaa uu, p g g i v. Kurt schwitters epic sound poem ursonate is an enigma that has perplexed scholars for decades, or would have done, had its solution not long been considered a sisyphean impossibility.
Schwitters wrote a few pages of instructions for reciters of the ursonate, mainly dealing with the correct pronunciation of the letters. The exhibition, which features more than 180 works, traces schwitters journey in britain from an internment camp on the isle of man during the second world war to the london art scene to the lake district where he began work on his nowfamous merz barn until his death in 1948. By the time of his writings the following year, though, his definition of merz had crellin 3 4 kurt schwitters, merz painting 1919, in i is style, ed. Catalogo digitale kurt schwitters 1887 kurt merzecology. He studied at the applied arts school, the art academy and the institute of technology. Legacy brian eno sampled schwitters recording of ursonate for the kurts rejoinder track on his 1977 album, before and after science. The mindclearing benefits of nonconceptual sound poetry. The original poem is the ursonate by german dadist artist kurt schwitters, and it is an. Pdf some words to kurt schwitters ursonate jaap blonk. Jun 01, 2015 pro gifts 2015 holiday gift funny shirts gifts. Kurt schwitters and katherine dreier in german life and letters 1999, vol. 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 hermann eduard karl julius schwitters 20 june 1887 8 january 1948 was a german painter.
Start your 48hour free trial to unlock this kurt schwitters study guide and get instant access to the following critical essays. Ursonate01sonate via cb bilingual edition pdf hypothesis. Kurt hermann eduard karl julius schwitters 20 june 1887 8 january 1948 was a german. Ursonate by kurt schwitters performed by steven schick and. Next is the cadenza, which leaves the reciter free to choose between the written version and hisher. Schwitterss introduction of the term merz in 1919 applies the term specifically to his merz paintings. Exhibition catalogue, in the beginning was merz from kurt schwitters to the present day, sprengel museum hannover, hatje cantz, ostfildern, 2000.
Learn about over 1,000 camps and ghettos in volume i and ii of this encyclopedia, which are available as a free pdf download. Recorded at studio 2radio drs, december 29, 1991 zurich, switzerland. Including photos, texts, historical introduction translation in german, french and english. Most early works by kurt schwitters were destroyed when the hanover house was burned down in 1943. He is most famous for his collages, called merz pictures. Schwitters authenticated the wider than the car, and i could look number of the most interesting artists to performance and the first and only full directly down from my window, thousands cross the boundaries ofrecognized media recording of the ursonate by kurt of meters down to the bottom of the valley or to fuse the boundaries of art with media schwitters himself. The collection is characterised by the eventful biographies of both artists. Raoul hausmanns autophonetic poems off and fmsbw example 2.
You yourself will certainly feel the rhythm, slack or strong, high or low, taut or loose. Being aware of john neubauers interest in this very subject, i want to discuss why i do not consider his experiment to achieve a literary sonata a success. Kurt schwitters ursonate wccmta, april 2628, victoria, bc example 1. The sonata consists of four movements, of an overture and a finale, and seventhly, of a cadenza in the fourth movement. Kurt schwitters, the lake poet by harriet staff poetry. Ursonate by listening cd sheet music for buy print music. He moved to britain, where he spent the duration of the war at internment camps in scotland and the isle of man. Kurt schwitters ursonate peak internet residential. This performance marks the rare occasion of a woman publicly performing schwitters sound poem, first performed by book in 1984 at chicago filmmakers and more. 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. Kurt schwitters ursonate at the cut and splice festival. Schwitters knew kandinsky, of course, and was a great admirer of his work. Before purchasing any work supposedly by schwitters, it is best to consult the kurt schwitters archive at the sprengel museum in hannover, germany. William kentridge incants kurt schwitterss iconic dada sound.
Perhaps amazon should ask wergo for clarification of their claim. Schwitters, i would have selected the ursonate, which i had previously featured in a touring exhibition i selected for the arts council called dream machines,2 where the ursonate played alongside works exploring other hallucinatory forms of linguistic and visual experimentation by brion gysin, henri michaux and much younger, living artists. The first movement is a rondo with four main themes, designated as such in the text of the sonata. 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. Big ideas in medicine everyday mormon girl miss civilization by davis, richard harding audio jungle brent haeseker. He worked in several genres and media, including dadaism, constructivism, surrealism, poetry, sound, painting, collage, sculpture, typography and what came to. Since 1993, a cd containing the complete ursonate has been distributed as an original performance by kurt schwitters wergo, mainz, wer 63042. In his sound poem ursonate kurt schwitters 18871948, visual artist. However he did successfully remove important pre1936 art and literary works to his exile in lysaker, near oslo. Upon special request he is still willing to perform it. Schwitters 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 exhibition, which features more than 180 works, traces schwitters journey in britain from an internment camp on the isle of man during the second world war to the london art scene to the lake district where he began work on his nowfamous merz barn until his death in.
Were excited to see that the tate is hosting a retrospective of kurt schwitters s late work. Some words to kurt schwitters ursonate, by jaap blonk kurt schwitters was. Were excited to see that the tate is hosting a retrospective of kurt schwitterss late work. Oct 14, 2003 in his sound poem ursonate kurt schwitters 18871948, visual artist, architect, typographer and stage designer, writer, poet, thinker and reciter experimented in multimedial art. It comprises an extensive first movement, a largo passage, a scherzo and trio, and a virtuoso finale and cadenza. The late work, 19371948, marlborough fine art, 1981. The collection of kurt and ernst schwitters foundation. Publication date 2010 usage attributionnoncommercialshare alike 3. It is the primeval sound, at once before and beyond sense. If you see this text you use a browser which does not support usual webstandards.
He represented as essential dada artist the nonpolitical dada in germany. This reference provides text, photographs, charts, maps, and extensive indexes. Kurt schwitters, eberhard blum ursonate 1992, cd discogs. Kurt schwitters ursonate complete poem with verses. Pdf the expressive force of primitive masculine sounds in. The authenticity of the recording has been doubted since its release by artists, scholars, and critics due to the manner of the interpretation and the pitch of the speakers voice.
Next is the cadenza, leaving the reciter free to choose between the written. Kurt schwitters, arnulf appel ursonate 1993, cd discogs. Suggested collaborators included arp, tristan tzara. Schwitters, letter to alfred barr, november 23rd, 1936 archives of the museum of modern art, new york.
Nov 06, 2017 schwitters created the ursonate suite of sound poems between 1922 and 1932, and dedicated one issue of his magazine in 1925 to a vinyl record of the text. He married his cousin helma in 1915, and served briefly in the army in a clerical capacity in. Kurt schwitters was a german dadaist sculptor, painter, poet and writer. Between 192332, schwitters edited the magazine merz. Jan 11, 20 ursonate01sonate via cb bilingual edition pdf hypothesis. Therefore the design of media art net will not display correctly. This video was created for the university course artefatti e sistemi complessi read more. Kurt schwitters ursonate jaap blonk has been performing this piece since 1982. I listened to mp3 recordings while i followed along with a pdf of the text. I am now the last artist here all the others are free.
Click on a datetime to view the file as it appeared at that time. If the inline pdf is not rendering correctly, you can download the pdf. Mar 23, 2017 this is the entire ursonate by kurt schwitters. For an interesting gloss on this, see a sketch by schwitters mondrian, schwitters, kandinski, moholy of 1926, in the kurt schwitters catalogue raisonne, no. Schwitters emphasized the importance of sounds and the merz multimodal nature of art. Eine leichtfassliche methode zur erlernung des wahnsinns fur jederman 1922 pdf, 40mb freiburg baden. He moved to britain, where he spent the duration of.
However he did successfully remove important pre1936 art and literary works to. Hans arp from a very rare record raoul hausmann some rare pieces from 1918 to 1957 recorded by henri chopin and the great kurt schwitters who read his only two recorded merzpoems anna blume and ursonate both recorded in 1932. Some words to kurt schwitters ursonate, by jaap blonk kurt schwitters was born in hannover in 1887. Kurt schwitters june 20, 1887 january 8, 1948 was a german painter who played an important role in dada. Brian eno sampled schwitters recording of ursonate for the kurts rejoinder track on his 1977 album, before and after science. 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. Schwitters created the ursonate suite of sound poems between 1922 and 1932, and dedicated one issue of his magazine in 1925 to a vinyl record of the text. Ursonate kinetic typography kinetic typography of the dada poetry ursonate by kurt schwitters. 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.
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