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Norbert Möslang
Norbert Möslang (October 6, 1952 in St. Gallen) is a Swiss musician in the field of free improvisation (soprano saxophone, double bass, Live electronic music) and luthier. Life and works The first instrument, which Möslang learned to play was piano. Then, he learned soprano saxophone and contrabass clarinet by self study. From 1972, he worked with Andy Guhl in a duet for 30 years. Since 1984, they have been both in the duet Voice Crack. With Eric M and Günter Müller, the duet expanded to the ensemble ''prior-z''. He has performed also with ''Barbetomagus'', Jim O'Rourke (musician), Jim O’Rourke, Otomo Yoshihide, Keith Rowe, Carlos Zingaro, Irène Schweizer, Kurt Liedwart and Jason Kahn. He composes also film music. He won the Swiss Film Award in 2010 for the music he composed for Peter Liechti's documentary film ''the Hummings of Insects''. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Möslang, Norbert Swiss jazz saxophonists Swiss clarinetists Swiss male musicians Swiss luthiers 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Free Improvisation
Free improvisation or free music is improvised music without any rules beyond the logic or inclination of the musician(s) involved. The term can refer to both a technique (employed by any musician in any genre) and as a recognizable genre in its own right. Free improvisation, as a genre of music, developed in the U.S. and Europe in the mid to late 1960s, largely as an outgrowth of free jazz and modern classical musics. Exponents of free improvised music include saxophonists Evan Parker, Anthony Braxton, Peter Brötzmann, and John Zorn, composer Pauline Oliveros, drummer Christian Lillinger, trombonist George E. Lewis, guitarists Derek Bailey, Henry Kaiser and Fred Frith and the improvising groups Spontaneous Music Ensemble, The Music Improvisation Company, Iskra 1903, The Art Ensemble of Chicago and AMM. Characteristics In an atonal context, free improvisation refers to where the focus shifts from harmony to other dimensions of music: timbre, melodic intervals, rhythm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |