Concepts and Designs for ‘Space-Sound-Body’ in the 20th Century

The block seminar gives the participants an opportunity to become familiar with concepts and basic ideas relating to the subject of the course and – depending on each participant’s preference – to choose one concept, try out the first part of it in practice, and explore it didactically. In addition to new trends and manifestations of contemporary space-sound-body art, several precursors from the first half of the 20th century will be introduced (e.g., the idea of the acoustic furnishing of interior spaces [Erik Satie], the idea of different types of sound events in motion [Charles Ives], the concept of moving sound masses [Edgar Varèse], etc.)

The block seminar is open to students of all departments of the Mozarteum University.

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Required reading

ANGERMANN, Klaus/BARTHELMES, Barbara: Die Idee des klingenden Raumes seit Satie
In: JOST, Ekkehard (ed.): Musik zwischen E und U, pp. 107–126
Mainz, London, New York, Tokio 1984
SCHNEBEL, Dieter: Anschläge – Ausschläge. Texte zur Neuen Musik
Chapters: Klang und Körper, pp. 37–49, and Sichtbare Musik, pp. 262–300
München, Wien 1993
VARÈSE, Edgard: Die Befreiung des Klangs
In: DANUSER, Hermann (ed.): Amerikanische Musik seit Charles Ives, pp. 223–235
Laaber 1987