Kasper T. Toeplitz

Kasper T. Toeplitz ( born 1960 in Poland ) is a French composer and electric bass player who has settled with his compositions and soundscapes in " no man's land between traditional modes of composition ( for orchestra or ensembles, opera ) and electronic new music or noise music. " He lives in Paris.

Biography

His earlier works, he wrote mainly for traditional instruments. Toeplitz cites as influences Giacinto Scelsi and Iannis Xenakis. He has also written music for modern dance and theater music. One of his main interests is true of literature. His first opera J'irai vers le nord, dans la nuit J'irai polaire he wrote based on Sylvia Plath's texts, the opera revolves around Sylvia Plath's life. Great Expectations was written to Kathy Acker's texts, ruin is based on texts by François Bon. For some time Toeplitz also combines visuals with his musical works (for example, capture for computer Solo, together with Dominik Barbier = K_Apture ). He also plays for his electric guitar orchestra, Sleaze type written, and runs his own label ROSA ( Recordings of Sleaze Art) Records.

Bass Computers

In 2003, before the so-called Toeplitz bass computer, a teilbundierten E -Bass fretted with five and four unbundierten strings (similar to the guitar harp). The instrument is connected via an interface to a computer and the sound using software in the field of real-time sound synthesis (Max / MSP) manipulated. On request, the French composer Eliane Radigue wrote ( a pupil of Pierre Henry and Pierre Schaeffer ) in the same year the piece Elemental II for him, which he performed in 2004 and in 2005 appeared on CD.

Collaborations

Kaspar T. Toeplitz has collaborated with research institutions such as the GMEM, GRM, IRCAM and Radio France. Collaborations, there were many other musicians in the field of experimental music composed: Eliane Radigue, Zbigniew Karkowski, Dror Feiler Tetsuo Furudate, Phill Niblock and Art Zoyd, Ulrich Krieger, Stevie Wishart and Z'ev. In 2007 he founded with Eryck Abecassis and Wilfried Wendling KERNEL, a computer Ensemble, which presents only interpretations long pieces and listed on the basis of electronic music compositions (real-time synthesis, sound synthesis ) works.

Scholarships and Awards

For his work he won different prizes and awards: 1st Prize for orchestral composition at the festival Besancon, first prize in the competition Opéra Autrement / Acanthes. He was a fellow of the Villa Médicis Hors les Murs - in New York, Léonard de Vinci in San Francisco, Villa Kujoyama in Kyoto and the DAAD in Berlin.

Selections

  • Nature Morte: for orchestra, 1988.
  • Zeline: For Violoncello Solo, 1989.
  • Paysage foudroyé: For electric bass solo, 1989.
  • J'irai vers le nord, dans la nuit J'irai polaire: Opera, 1989.
  • Lhow: for orchestra, 1990.
  • Anachorète. For soprano saxophone solo, 1991
  • Memory Cendres: For female voice, percussion, clarinet and double bass, 1992.
  • Sthill: For 8 saxophones, 1992.
  • Blind addiction. 9 for instruments and electroacoustic dispositive, 1993
  • Ephémérides: For instruments 9, 1995.
  • Siyahi: for orchestra, 1996.
  • Stances d'orchester: for orchestra, 1997.
  • Je est une autre: for voice, cello, clarinet, double bass and percussion, 1997.
  • Ruin: for orchestra and soprano solo, (Text: François Bon ), 1998.
  • Biel: For Orchestra and Sampler, 2000.
  • Appars / Vague de pas: for small orchestra, electronic keyboard and percussion, 2001.
  • Battling Siki: Opera for strings and electronic instruments, theremin, percussion and computer, 2003.
  • Froz # 5: For Tubax and Computers, 2003.
  • Contraindre: For Theremin, 2004.
  • Capture: For three dancers, 2005
  • Unfinished Metal Waves: For large gong and Computers, 2006.
  • This is my House: For saxophone and computer, 2006.
  • Champ des Larmes: spectacle with Art Zoyd (along with Gérard Hour Bette ), 2006.
  • Lärmesmitte: For Bass Computers, 2006.
  • Dust Reconstructions: piece for an indefinite instruments, 2007.
  • Kernel # 2: KERNEL 's first creation, 2007.
  • The Deep: For and by KERNEL, 2008.
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