Mauricio Raúl Kagel was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, into an Ashkenazi Jewish family that had fled from Russia in the 1920s.[1] He studied music, history of literature, and philosophy in Buenos Aires.[2] In 1957 he moved as a scholar to Cologne, Germany, where he lived until his death.
Some of his pieces give specific theatrical instructions to the performers,[4] such as to adopt certain facial expressions while playing, to make their stage entrances in a particular way, to physically interact with other performers, and so on. For this reason commentators at times related his work to the Theatre of the Absurd.[citation needed] He has been regarded by music historians as deploying a critical intelligence interrogating the position of music in society.[5] He was also active in the fields of film and photography.[citation needed] In 1991 Kagel was invited by Walter Fink as the second composer featured in the annual Komponistenporträt of the Rheingau Musik Festival. In 2000 he received the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize.
Staatstheater (1970) remains, probably, Kagel's best-known work. It is the piece that most clearly shows his absurdist tendency.[citation needed] He described it as a "ballet for non-dancers,"[This quote needs a citation] although it is in many ways more like an opera; the devices it uses as musical instruments include chamber pots and enema equipment. As the work progresses, the piece itself, and opera and ballet in general, becomes its own subject matter.[citation needed]
Similar is the radio play Ein Aufnahmezustand (1969) which is about the incidents surrounding the recording of a radio play. In Con voce (With Voice), a masked trio silently mimes playing instruments. Match (1964) is a "tennis game" for cellists with a percussionist as umpire,[5] also the subject of one of Kagel's films and perhaps the best-known of his works of instrumental theatre.[6]
But Kagel wrote a large number of more conventional "pure" pieces too, including orchestral music, chamber music. Many of these make references to music of the past by, among others, Beethoven, Brahms, Bach and Liszt.[7][8]
FilmsEdit
Kagel also made films, with one of the best known being Ludwig van (1970), a critical interrogation of the uses of Beethoven's music made during the bicentenary of that composer's birth.[5] In it, a reproduction of Beethoven's studio is seen, as part of a fictive visit of the Beethoven House in Bonn. Everything in it is papered with sheet music of Beethoven's pieces. The soundtrack of the film is a piano playing the music as it appears in each shot. Because the music has been wrapped around curves and edges, it is somewhat distorted, but Beethovenian motifs can still be heard. In other parts, the film contains parodies of radio or TV broadcasts connected with the "Beethoven Year 1770". Kagel later turned the film into a piece of sheet music itself which could be performed in a concert without the film—the score consists of close-ups of various areas of the studio, which are to be interpreted by the performing pianist.
Attinello, Paul. 2001. "Kagel, Mauricio." The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell. London: Macmillan Publishers.
Decarsin, François. 1985. "Liszt's Nuages gris and Kagel's Unguis incarnatus est: A Model and Its Issue", translated by Jonathan Dunsby. Music Analysis 4, no. 3:259–63.
Griffiths, Paul. 1978. A Concise History of Modern Music: From Debussy to Boulez. London: Thames and Hudson. ISBN0-500-18167-5. (Originally published as A Concise History of Avant-garde Music: from Debussy to Boulez. New York: Oxford University Press, 1978. ISBN0-19-520044-6 (cloth), ISBN0-19-520045-4 (pbk.). Reissued as Modern Music: A Concise History from Debussy to Boulez. New York: Thames and Hudson, 1985. ISBN0-500-20164-1. Revised edition, as Modern Music: A Concise History. New York: Thames and Hudson, 1994. ISBN0-500-20278-8.)
Griffiths, Paul. 1981. "Unnecessary Music: Kagel at 50". Musical Times 122:811–12.
Kennedy, Michael, and Joyce Bourne Kennedy (eds.). 2006. "Kagel, Mauricio". The Oxford Dictionary of Music, second edition, revised. Oxford, Toronto, New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN0-19-861459-4.
Warnaby, John. 1986. "Bach according to Kagel: St Bach Passion". Tempo, no.156:38–39.
Further readingEdit
Heile, Björn. 2006. The Music of Mauricio Kagel. Aldershot, Hants; Burlington, VT: Ashgate. ISBN0-7546-3523-6.
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Mauricio Raul Kagel Spanish pronunciation mawˈɾisjo ˈkaɣel 24 December 1931 18 September 2008 was an Argentine German composer Kagel in 1985 Contents 1 Life and career 1 1 Early life and education 1 2 As teacher 1 3 As composer 2 Music 3 Films 4 References 4 1 Citations 4 2 Sources 5 Further reading 6 External linksLife and career EditEarly life and education Edit Mauricio Raul Kagel was born in Buenos Aires Argentina into an Ashkenazi Jewish family that had fled from Russia in the 1920s 1 He studied music history of literature and philosophy in Buenos Aires 2 In 1957 he moved as a scholar to Cologne Germany where he lived until his death As teacher Edit From 1960 66 and 1972 76 he taught at the International Summer School at Darmstadt 3 He also taught from 1964 65 at the State University of New York at Buffalo as Slee Professor of music theory At the Berlin Film and Television Academy he was a visiting lecturer He served as director of courses for new music in Gothenburg and Cologne 3 He was professor for new music theatre at the Cologne Conservatory from 1974 97 Among his students were Moya Henderson Kevin Volans Maria de Alvear Carola Bauckholt Branimir Krstic David Sawer Rickard Scheffer sv Juan Maria Solare Norma Tyer Gerald Barry and Chao Ming Tung See List of music students by teacher K to M Mauricio Kagel As composer Edit Some of his pieces give specific theatrical instructions to the performers 4 such as to adopt certain facial expressions while playing to make their stage entrances in a particular way to physically interact with other performers and so on For this reason commentators at times related his work to the Theatre of the Absurd citation needed He has been regarded by music historians as deploying a critical intelligence interrogating the position of music in society 5 He was also active in the fields of film and photography citation needed In 1991 Kagel was invited by Walter Fink as the second composer featured in the annual Komponistenportrat of the Rheingau Musik Festival In 2000 he received the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize Music EditSee also List of compositions by Mauricio Kagel Staatstheater 1970 remains probably Kagel s best known work It is the piece that most clearly shows his absurdist tendency citation needed He described it as a ballet for non dancers This quote needs a citation although it is in many ways more like an opera the devices it uses as musical instruments include chamber pots and enema equipment As the work progresses the piece itself and opera and ballet in general becomes its own subject matter citation needed Similar is the radio play Ein Aufnahmezustand 1969 which is about the incidents surrounding the recording of a radio play In Con voce With Voice a masked trio silently mimes playing instruments Match 1964 is a tennis game for cellists with a percussionist as umpire 5 also the subject of one of Kagel s films and perhaps the best known of his works of instrumental theatre 6 But Kagel wrote a large number of more conventional pure pieces too including orchestral music chamber music Many of these make references to music of the past by among others Beethoven Brahms Bach and Liszt 7 8 Films EditKagel also made films with one of the best known being Ludwig van 1970 a critical interrogation of the uses of Beethoven s music made during the bicentenary of that composer s birth 5 In it a reproduction of Beethoven s studio is seen as part of a fictive visit of the Beethoven House in Bonn Everything in it is papered with sheet music of Beethoven s pieces The soundtrack of the film is a piano playing the music as it appears in each shot Because the music has been wrapped around curves and edges it is somewhat distorted but Beethovenian motifs can still be heard In other parts the film contains parodies of radio or TV broadcasts connected with the Beethoven Year 1770 Kagel later turned the film into a piece of sheet music itself which could be performed in a concert without the film the score consists of close ups of various areas of the studio which are to be interpreted by the performing pianist References EditCitations Edit Anon n d Grimshaw 2009 a b Attinello 2001 Kennedy and Bourne 2006 a b c Griffiths 1978 188 Griffiths 1981 812 Warnaby 1986 38 Decarsin 1985 260 Sources Edit Anon n d Mauricio Kagel 1931 2008 Mauricio Kagel website Accessed 21 September 2010 Attinello Paul 2001 Kagel Mauricio The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians second edition edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell London Macmillan Publishers Decarsin Francois 1985 Liszt s Nuages gris and Kagel s Unguis incarnatus est A Model and Its Issue translated by Jonathan Dunsby Music Analysis 4 no 3 259 63 Griffiths Paul 1978 A Concise History of Modern Music From Debussy to Boulez London Thames and Hudson ISBN 0 500 18167 5 Originally published as A Concise History of Avant garde Music from Debussy to Boulez New York Oxford University Press 1978 ISBN 0 19 520044 6 cloth ISBN 0 19 520045 4 pbk Reissued as Modern Music A Concise History from Debussy to Boulez New York Thames and Hudson 1985 ISBN 0 500 20164 1 Revised edition as Modern Music A Concise History New York Thames and Hudson 1994 ISBN 0 500 20278 8 Griffiths Paul 1981 Unnecessary Music Kagel at 50 Musical Times 122 811 12 Grimshaw Jeremy 2009 Mauricio Kagel Allmusic website accessed 24 January 2010 Kennedy Michael and Joyce Bourne Kennedy eds 2006 Kagel Mauricio The Oxford Dictionary of Music second edition revised Oxford Toronto New York Oxford University Press ISBN 0 19 861459 4 Warnaby John 1986 Bach according to Kagel St Bach Passion Tempo no 156 38 39 Further reading EditHeile Bjorn 2006 The Music of Mauricio Kagel Aldershot Hants Burlington VT Ashgate ISBN 0 7546 3523 6 Kluppelholz Werner 1981 Mauricio Kagel 1970 1980 Cologne DuMont Buchverlag ISBN 3 7701 1246 6 Kunkel Michael and Martina Papiro eds 2009 Der Schall Mauricio Kagels Instrumentarium Saarbrucken Pfau Verlag Nonnenmann Rainer 2008 Komponist Mauricio Kagel gestorben Kolner Stadt Anzeiger 18 September Accessed 18 September 2008 Reich Wieland 1995 Mauricio Kagel Sankt Bach Passion Kompositionstechnik und didaktische Perspektiven Saarbrucken Pfau Verlag ISBN 3 930735 21 0 Schnebel Dieter 1970 Mauricio Kagel Musik Thater Film Cologne M DuMont Schauberg Steenhuisen Paul 2009 Interview with Mauricio Kagel In Sonic Mosaics Conversations with Composers Edmonton University of Alberta Press ISBN 978 0 88864 474 9 Tadday Ulrich 2004 Mauricio Kagel Munich Edition Text Kritik ISBN 3 88377 761 7 Young Logan K 2011 Mauricio Kagel A Semic Life Washington D C T W E L V E BOOKS ISBN 1 257 37563 6 Zarius Karl Heinz 1977 Staatstheater von Mauricio Kagel Grenze und Ubergang Vienna Universal Edition ISBN 3 7024 0125 3 External links EditMauricio Kagel website biography Mauricio Kagel biography and works on the UE website publisher Mauricio Kagel site by Bjorn Heile Kagel Biography by BBC Radio 3 programme Cut and Splice Mauricio Kagel at UbuWeb Film presents various Kagel films including the full version of Ludwig Van available for free download Kagel s Acustica at the Avant Garde Project has FLAC files made from a high quality LP transcription available for free download Edition Peters Mauricio Kagel October 1998 Interview There Will Always Be Questions Enough Mauricio Kagel in conversation with Max Nyffeler UbuWeb Mauricio Kagel featuring Der Schall 1968 and ACUSTICA for experimental sound producers and loud speakers Washington Post obit by Anne Midgette Guardian obit by Adrian Jack New York Times obituary by William Grimes Mauricio Kagel biography works resources in French and English IRCAM Interview with Mauricio Kagel 2 November 1992 Portals nbsp Argentina nbsp Biography nbsp Classical music nbsp Germany nbsp MusicMauricio Kagel at Wikipedia s sister projects nbsp Media from Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mauricio Kagel amp oldid 1177808069, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
