Daniel Ott (composer)

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Daniel Ott (born September 6, 1960 in Grub , Canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden ) is a Swiss composer .

Act

In 1980 Daniel Ott passed his piano diploma . He then worked as a teacher in the Basel and Graubünden regions and worked in independent theater groups. From 1983 to 1985 he studied theater in Paris and London . From 1985 to 1990 he studied composition with Nicolaus A. Huber at the Folkwang School in Essen and with Klaus Huber at the Freiburg University of Music . Daniel Ott has been working as a freelance composer, pianist and performer since 1990 with a focus on new music theater as well as interdisciplinary and spatial and landscape-related work.

The full-length music theater cycle ojota I – IV was created in 1999/2000 . In 2000 he wrote Klangkörperklang - Music for the Swiss Pavilion at the Expo 2000 in Hanover by Peter Zumthor . This was followed by landscape compositions for the port of Sassnitz / Rügen (2002), the pilgrimage site Heiligkreuz / Entlebuch (2003), the Neisse between Görlitz and Zgorzelec (2005) and the Rhine port of Basel (2006).

From 1995 to 2004, Daniel Ott held a teaching position for experimental music at the Berlin University of the Arts , where he founded the KlangKunstBühne summer academy in 2003 . Since 2005 he has been Professor of Composition and Experimental Music Theater at the Berlin University of the Arts. In 1990 he founded the Festival for New Music in Rümlingen and is a member of the board. In 2016 he took over the artistic direction of the Munich Biennale together with the composer Manos Tsangaris (successor to Peter Ruzicka ).

Publications

Videos

  • Phantom synchron . Official documentation of the world premiere at the Kunstfest Weimar 2015.
  • cross flow - landscape format . Documentation of the world premiere at the Witten Days for New Chamber Music 2011. By Reinhard Manz. Point de vue DOC. Mail manz@pointdevue.ch
  • port basins I + II - transshipment point sound . Documentation of the world premiere in the port of Basel 2007 with the sinfonietta basel. From Reinhard Manz. Point de vue DOC. Mail manz@pointdevue.ch
  • 1/2 . Together with Reinhard Manz. Point de vue DOC.
  • ojota III . Documentation of the world premiere at the Donaueschinger Musiktage . From Reinhard Manz. Point de vue DOC.
  • Sound body sound . The Swiss pavilion at the Expo 2000 in Hanover. Documentary by Bruno Moll. T&C Film AG.
  • Hacienda des teatro . The Teatro de los Andes and the Iliad after Homer. A documentary by Reinhard Manz, Matthias Rebstock and Daniel Ott.

CDs

  • View to the south . Concert recording, CD documentation, 2009 at the Witten Days for New Chamber Music.
  • sound body sound . Peter Zumthor's music in the Swiss orchestra at EXPO 2000 in Hanover.
  • ///// + 23/1 . soundinX. Time scratch . zkr 9972.
  • whining music . sonX. Time scratch. zkr 9901.
  • zampugn . Jecklin JS 304-2.
  • whining music . da capo records. Bremen (LC 4937).

Book contributions

  • A total work of art-like live experience. To the music of Daniel Ott for the Swiss orchestra . by Thomas Gartmann. In: Antonio Baldessarre (Ed.): Musik.Raum.Akkord.Bild. Festschrift for Dorothea Baumann's 65th birthday. Bern: Lang, 2012, pp. 473–498
  • Composing with Raw Materials: Daniel Ott's Music-theater Portraits and Landscapes . by Christa Brüstle. In: Rebstock / Roesner (eds.): Composed Theater. Aesthetics, Practices, Processes. UK, 2012. ISBN 978-1-84150-456-8
  • From the harbor basin to the Schafmatt. Daniel Ott: A portrait . by Thomas Meyer. In: dissonance No. 113, March 2011
  • Sound studies. Traditions - Methods - Desiderata. An introduction. With contributions by Sam Auinger, Roger Behrens, Diedrich Diederichsen, Florian Dombois, Wolfgang Ernst, Golo Föllmer, Thomas Hermann, Daniel Ott, Holger Schulze, Martin Supper, Elena Ungeheuer, Carl-Frank Westermann and others. v. a. m. Edited by Holger Schulze Bielefeld 2008, 316 pp. Transcript Verlag. ISBN 978-3-89942-894-0
  • Concentrated present. Experiment Neue Musik Rümlingen Ed. By Daniel Ott, Lukas Ott, Lydia Jeschke 232 pages, numerous color images, bound with 140 minutes of music on two CDs. Christoph Merian-Verlag 2005. ISBN 978-3-85616-257-3
  • Sound body book Lexicon for the pavilion of the Swiss Confederation at the EXPO 2000 in Hanover Peter Zumthor with Plinio Bachmann, Karoline Gruber, Ida Gut, Daniel Ott, Max Rigendinger. Edited by Roderick Hönig. Basel; Boston; Berlin: Birkhäuser, 2000. ISBN 3-7643-6324-X
  • Sound art - music theater. Musik im Dialog II, ojota - shoes, steps, paths. A conversation between Daniel Ott and Matthias Rebstock, Yearbook of the Berlin Society for Music 1999, edited by S. Sanio, B. Wackernagel, J. Ravenna. Pfau Publishing House. ISBN 3-89727-107-9
  • The music theater - example of art, published by Otto Kolleritsch . Contribution by Daniel Ott: Requirements for a new total work of music theater. Studies on Valuation Research, Volume 38. Universal Edition 26838. ISBN 3-7024-0263-2 .
  • Audio stories: new music is very versatile. European Music Month 2001. Ed. European Music Month. Contribution by Daniel Ott: Thought fragments on Klangserve. Opinio Verlag AG, Basel. ISBN 3-03999-014-4 .

Works (selection)

2017

  • Mittelland burned down - landscape composition for tenor saxophone, 9 trumpets, 2 trombones and 10 percussionists, 7 brass bands, 2 ships and feeds, UA 2017, Mittellandkanal. Duration of the piece: 50 minutes
  • STADTHAUS I-III - Composition for orchestra and soloists as well as playback in three parts, World Premiere 2017, Winterthur. Duration of the piece: 135 minutes
  • Excursion to the mountains - landscape composition for bass clarinet, horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba, viola, cello, double bass, 2 percussionists, 8-part mixed choir (2S - 2A - 2T - 2B) and 3 forklift drivers; Premiere 2017, Zurich. Duration of the piece: 90 minutes

2016

  • Sampuogn-Schlag 9 - landscape composition for 5 percussion, 10 bells, 10 choir singers, 10 treichlers and feeds, premier 2016, Rümlingen. Duration of the piece: 30 minutes
  • Le Rocher du Bock - landscape composition for percussion, bass clarinet, alto, tenor and baritone saxophones, trumpet and trombone as well as wind orchestra, premiere 2016, Luxembourg. Duration of the piece: 35 minutes

2015

  • Phantom Synchron - instrumental composition in several parts, U A 2015, various locations in Weimar. Duration of the piece: 303 minutes
  • Stadt.Land.Tram - landscape composition for a border - for percussion, chamber choir, wind instruments, trumpeters, dogs, actors, church bells, tram and playback in three parts, world premiere 2015, Basel. Duration of the piece: 120 minutes

2014

  • 6/7 - gare du sud for saxophone, violoncello and electric guitar, WP 2014, Basel. Duration of the piece: 15 minutes
  • 1/6 - Wasserturm - I-III for woodblocks and brass instruments, WP 2014, Berlin. Duration of the piece: 50 minutes

2013

  • Isolde a piece by Richard Maxwell - music by Daniel Ott, premiere 2013, Theater Basel. Duration of the piece: 120 minutes
  • 9/5 spatial composition for accordion, electric guitar, drums, 4 voices, 4 Paetzold flutes and 4 strings, premier: 2013, Lucerne. Duration of the piece: 15 minutes

2012

  • 16/6 Musical action for a large fountain, four percussionists and a loudspeaker system, premier : 2012, Hanover. Duration of the piece: 180 minutes
  • 30/1 KlangRaumInstallation for the Sophiensäle, a drum kit, an English horn and a bass flute, premier: 2012, Berlin. Duration of the piece: 180 minutes
  • querströmung 2 for percussion and tape, premier : 2011, Basel. Duration of the piece: 30 minutes

2011

  • querformat Room composition for 1 clarinet, 1 saxophone, 1 tape. WP: 2011 Witten. Duration of the piece: 12 minutes
  • querströmung sound action for 5 percussion, 2 electric guitars, 1 tape, 1 electronics and computer, premier: 2011 Witten. Duration of the piece: 30 minutes

2010

  • StadtRundKlang collective composition for 3 violins, 4 violas, 6 percussion, 2 saxophones, 3 trumpets, 1 trombone, 1 tuba, 20 live electronics, 1 string ensemble, 1 guitar ensemble, 1 accordion ensemble, 1 percussion ensemble, 20 effect devices, 1 recorder ensemble, 3 electric Guitars, 1 choir, 10 bongos, 1 bandoneon. WP: 2010, MitteDrin-Festival in downtown Eisenach. Duration of the piece: 90 minutes
  • Klangballon Landscape collective composition for string quartet, 3 trumpets, 1 trombone, 1 tuba, 1 saxophone, percussion, live electronics, computer and GPRS Premiere: 2010, MitteDrin-Festival, surroundings of Eisenach. Duration of the piece: 60 minutes
  • Der Klingende Berg Landscape collective composition for string quartet, 3 trumpets, 1 trombone, 1 tuba, 1 saxophone, percussion, live electronics, sound backpacks, string ensemble, guitar ensemble, accordion ensemble, wind ensemble, effect devices Premiere: 2010, MitteDrin-Festival, Wartburgberg, Eisenach. Duration of the piece: 120 minutes
  • Sound expedition landscape collective composition for string quartet, three trumpets, one trombone, one tuba, one saxophone, percussion, live electronics, sound bicycles, backpacks sounded UA: 2010, right in the middle Festival, Eisenach and the surrounding area. Duration of the piece: 120 minutes
  • 13/8 collective composition together with Kirsten Reese, Urban Mäder, Helmut Lemke, Lukas Berchtold, Enrico Stolzenburg. WP: 13.-14. August 2010, Festival Rümlingen

2009

  • 30/1 for English horn, bass flute and percussion. WP: 2009, Berlin, Ultrasound Festival. Duration of the piece: 15 minutes
  • View to the south . Landscape composition for 9 trumpets, 2 trombones, 1 clarinet, percussion, live electronics, carrier pigeons, canoeists and a brass band. Premiere: 2009, Witten-Hohenstein, Festival for New Chamber Music Witten. Duration of the piece: 20 minutes
  • Paulinenbrücke . Music theater for 6 actors and orchestra. Premiere: 2009, Stuttgart, State Opera. Duration of the piece: 75 minutes

2007

  • landscape . 29/7 . Landscape composition for 9 trumpets, 2 saxophones, 2 horns, 4 trombones, 1 tuba, 1 percussion and 3 brass bands. WP: 2007, Hitzacker. Duration of the piece: 90 minutes
  • 25/6 . Music for 2 string instruments & window front. WP: 2007, Berlin. Duration of the piece: 60 minutes
  • hollow grinding, bright smashing . Sound particles for 1 mobile percussionist in 3 parts. Premiere: 2006, Akademie der Künste Berlin as part of the Döblin Night. Duration of the piece: 60 minutes

2006

  • 21/22/10 . Strolling concert for alto saxophone, sheng, electric bass, 2 accordion, 2 trumpets, bass clarinet, electric guitar, string quartet and 2 percussionists. WP: Hamburger Bahnhof - Museum für Gegenwart as part of the Walter Benjamin Festival. Duration of the piece: 120 minutes
  • port basin I + II . Music for 68 instruments in the port of Basel. Premiere: Basel 2006 with the Basel Sinfonietta. Length of the piece: 180 minutes

2005

  • Klangspur 17/12 Music outdoors for voice, 2 trumpets, 3 saxophones, 2 trombones, 2 tubas, 4 accordions, dulcimer, double bass, electric guitar & 16 percussionists & brass bands, accordion orchestra, musicians & pater noster, bridge railings, wooden scaffolding and Bell towers. World premiere (premiere): Görlitz-Neisse-Zgorzelec 2005. Length of the piece: 180 minutes.

2004

  • abréviations for 2 voices (mezzo-sopranos). Scenic chamber music. Premiere: Basel Gare Du Nord 2004. Length of the piece: 30 minutes.
  • Acceleration. Lokhalle. 9/04. Room composition for the Lokhalle Göttingen. For voice (soprano), 2 saxophones (1 soprano, 1 alto), bass clarinet, 2 trumpets, trombone, accordion, electric bass, 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos, 2 double basses & 6 percussionists (23) instruments. WP: Göttingen Lokhalle. Length of the piece: 60 minutes.
  • ambaraba for 8-part. Children's choir (4 sopranos, 4 altos) 4 accordions & 2 percussionists. Premiere: Biel 2004. Length of the piece: 45 minutes.
  • 26/5 - 2/4 room composition for 4 harps, 6 percussionists, 2 accordions, 2 double basses, 2 saxophones (1 alto, 1 tenor), 1 trumpet, 1 electric guitar, 1 electric bass. WP: Lucerne Museum of Transport. Length of the piece: 60 minutes.

2003

  • "stromwärts.rauschen / fall" outdoor music for trumpet, tuba, 2 violins, two double basses. WP: Rümlingen. Length of the piece: 120 minutes.
  • "skilift / Klang" outdoor music for trumpet, brass band, ski lift masts and bells ringing. WP: Heiligkreuz / Entlebuch. Length of the piece 70 minutes.
  • "slate / sound" outdoor music for folk trio, hydraulic platform and storyteller (tenor). WP: Heiligkreuz / Entlebuch. Length of the piece 60 minutes.

2002

  • "lasinen rautatieasema" sound action at the harbor for 10 instruments: vocals, trumpet, saxophone, clarinet, 3 accordions and 3 percussionists. Duration of the piece: 60 minutes.
  • "The sounding villa" sound campaign for Dresden. for 2 saxophones, tuba, sheng, alphorn, trombone, trumpet, 2 accordions, dulcimer, double bass, marimba, vibraphone. Duration of the piece: 60 minutes.
  • "2/06" sound action for Drochtersen-Hüll for 14 instruments, for voice, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, bass clarinet, 2 accordions, 3 guitars, 4 drums, castanets. Premiere: Drochtersen-Hüll 2002. Duration of the piece: 90 minutes.
  • "sketch 2/05" for accordion solo. Duration of the piece: 5 minutes.

2001

  • "18/11" room composition for 23 wind instruments: 2 clarinets (also bass and E flat clarinet), saxophone, trumpet, tuba, trombone, 2 accordions, 3 electric guitars, 2 harps, 2 dulcimer, 2 violins, 2 cellos, 2 double basses and 2 percussionists. Commissioned by the European Music Month in Basel for Ensemble Modern. WP: Basel. Duration of the piece: 20 minutes.
  • "7/8/9" room composition for the 10th anniversary of the Museum of Modern Art Frankfurt, for 13 musicians. WP: Frankfurt a. M. Duration of the piece: variable.
  • "26/5" room music for the hangar in the Verkehrshaus Luzern for 5 harps and 8 percussionists. WP: Lucerne. Duration of the piece: 30 minutes.

2000

  • sound body sound . Music for 6 accordions, 6 dulcimer and 3 improvising musicians. Can be performed individually: Klänge A.-P., 16/9, 22/3, 19/12, 29/1. Music in the Swiss orchestra by Peter Zumthor at EXPO 2000 was performed 12 hours a day for 153 days. WP: Hanover. Duration of the piece: variable.
  • "Ojota IV" musical theater about STEPS | SHOES | WEGE for 7 sopranos, 2 actors, dulcimer, trombone, accordion, guitar / clarinet and drums. Passage from "GEHEN" by Thomas Bernhard. WP: Theater Bielefeld. Duration of the piece: 120 minutes.

1999

  • "finger weg" concept for children's groups (8–12 players) about children's verses / counting rhymes. WP: Berlin. Duration of the piece: 10 minutes.
  • "Ojota III" Scenic composition for mezzo-soprano, dulcimer, Eb clarinet / guitar, trombone and drums. WP: Donaueschingen. Duration of the piece: 30 minutes.
  • "22/3" room composition for 2 saxophones, 3 guitars, 2 double basses and 4 percussionists. WP: Lübeck. Duration of the piece: 15 minutes.
  • "sto sta boi" version for 1 accordion + version for 2 accordions. Duration of the piece: 7 minutes.

1998

  • "ojota II" For the ensemble "musica temporale" a scenic composition for soprano, Eb clarinet, trumpet, trombone, viola, cello and percussion. 22/3. ojota la, sto sta boi, jammermusik, ojota Ib, 5/9, ojota II. WP: Dresden. Duration of the piece: 20 minutes.
  • "between" for the ensemble "between tones" for 9 actors (bandoneon, drums, vibraphone, voices and various objects). WP: Berlin. Duration of the piece: 12 minutes.

literature

  • Sound body book Lexicon for the pavilion of the Swiss Confederation at the EXPO 2000 in Hanover. Peter Zumthor with Plinio Bachmann, Karoline Gruber, Ida Gut, Daniel Ott, Max Rigendinger. Ed. Roderick Hönig. Basel, Boston, Berlin: Birkhäuser 2000. ISBN 3-7643-6324-X .
  • Music in dialogue II ojota - shoes, steps, paths. A conversation between Daniel Ott and Matthias Rebstock. Eds. S. Sanio, B. Wackernagel, J. Ravenna. Yearbook of the Berlin Society for Music 1999. ISBN 3-89727-107-9 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Götz Leineweber : The dream of real life. KlangKunstBühne: Daniel Ott wants to give students what he is missing in: Der Tagesspiegel , July 18, 2003, accessed on December 10, 2012
  2. ↑ team. In: neue-musik-ruemlingen.ch. Retrieved May 26, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Double leadership for the Munich Biennale. In: handelsblatt.com . October 18, 2012, accessed March 24, 2020.
  4. ↑ Phantom Synchron - Weimar Soundtrack on Vimeo
personal data
SURNAME Ott, Daniel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss composer
DATE OF BIRTH September 6, 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH Grub AR