Music
A world without music is hard to imagine for me. Music can be
both recreation and inspiration for me. That's true both for listening
to the music or actively playing the piano, keyboard or sometimes the
guitar.
So, let me introduce my favorite musicians.
The 'torchum' never stops, Evil prince
aria, 5:31 till 5:51. Transcr. KS.,
taken from FRANK ZAPPA'S
MUSICAL LANGUAGE
Frank Zappa (1940-1993) is an exceptional musician, who can't be
categorized in an easy way. His works, which comprise pop, rock, jazz
and what is sometimes referred to as "serious music", are proving his
outstanding creativity.
The Times wrote about Frank Zappa in their obituary on the 7th of
December 1993: "An obstreperous and delightfully barking mad spirit, Frank Zappa
was one of rock music's innovatory forces. But, though a talented musician,
his penchant for bizarre humour and his gift of waspish satire were a combined
insurance policy against his taking either himself or the rock ethos too
seriously"
Too many pieces of music finish too long after the end.
Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971)
Igor Stravisnky is a composer who showed extreme vitality and
versatility in his works. Glass said that Stravinsky is the most
influential composer of the 20th century and a "theater composer par
excellence."
Now I want to introduce my favorite jazz musician: Miles Davis
He was one of those musicians who stayed young with their musical
ideas and concepts. He never got stuck into a fixed style: His works
show a continuous development. His Human Nature is a marvelous
example of the innovative style of his last years. If you listen
carefully to this recording, you might even hear me clap my hands, as
I was attending this great open air concert of Miles Davis. It was
the hightlight of the Hohentwiel festival in Singen in 1990.
Musicians missing here: Philip Glass, Tori Amos, Nils Petter
Molvaer, Eric Satie and many others :-)
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