Philipp Wachsmann
Philipp John Paul Wachsmann (born August 5, 1944 in Kampala , Uganda ) is an English violinist and composer.
Live and act
Wachsmann lived in Uganda until 1954, where he got to know the traditional music of the country through the activities of his father, the ethnomusicologist Klaus Wachsmann (1907–1984). In 1969 and 1970 he studied with Nadia Boulanger . Under the influence of contemporary composers such as Anton Webern , Harry Partch , Charles Ives , Luciano Berio and Edgar Varèse , he came to improvised music . In 1969 he became a member of the Yggdrasil Quartet , which performed works by contemporary composers such as John Cage , Cornelius Cardew and Morton Feldman .
Together with Ian Brighton , Colin Wood , Frank Perry and Radu Malfatti , he formed the improvisation ensemble Balance in 1973 . In the mid-1970s he formed the Chamberpot quartet with Tony Wren , Richard Beswick and Simon Mayo and worked for the first time with Tony Oxley on the recordings of his February Papers ; the collaboration continued, for example in the Celebration Orchestra . He formed the Trio Iskra with Paul Rutherford and Barry Guy in 1903. He also worked with Evan Parker ( Memory / Vision 2002, and The Moment's Energy , 2009), Paul Lytton , Derek Baileys Company , Keith Tippett's group Ark , the London Jazz Composers Orchestra , Fred Van Hove , Rüdiger Carls COWWS and Marcio Mattos . He also appears as a solo musician.
Discographic notes
- Tony Oxley February Papers , with Ian Brighton, David Bourne, Barry Guy, 1977
- Improvisations Are Forever Now 1977/79 (with Barry Guy and Howard Riley )
- Wuppertal Workshop Ensemble The Family with u. a. Peter Brötzmann , Gianluigi Trovesi , Peter Kowald , 1980
- Iskra 1903 Chapter two 1981-3 , 1981-83
- What are you doing? Live concert with Mark Charig , Fred Van Hove, Günter Baby Sommer , 1982
- Epiphany / Epiphanies , with "Company" (including Ursula Oppens , Fred Frith , George Lewis , Julie Tippetts ) 1982
- Writing in Water , 1984 (solo)
- Ellispontos with Paul Lytton , Hans Schneider , Floros Floridis , 1985
- The Glider & the Grinder with Tony Oxley, 1987
- Georg Gräwes "GrubenKlangOrchester" Songs and Variations , 1988–89
- Trio Raphiphi , with Radu Malfatti and Phil Minton 1990
- London Jazz Composers Orchestra Theoria , 1991
- Meetings with Mario Schiano , 1992
- Iskra 1903 Iskra / Nckpa 1903 , 1992-2007
- The Evan Parker Electro-Acoustic Ensemble Toward the Margins , 1996
- Paul Lytton Quartet The Balance of Trade , 1996
- Chathuna , 1997
- London Improvisers Orchestra Proceedings , 1999
- August Steps , Duo with Teppo Hauta-Aho , 1999
- London Improvisers Orchestra Freedom of the City 2002 , 2002
- 888 with Evan Parker, Hugh Davies , Eddie Prévost , 2003
- Philipp Wachsmann / Martin Blume Pacific , 2003
- Free Zone Appleby 2005 with Gerd Dudek , Tony Levin , Evan Parker, Tony Marsh , Paul Dunmall , John Edwards , Kenny Wheeler , Paul Rogers , 2005
- Evan Parker Transatlantic Art Ensemble: Boustrophedon (2006)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ P. Wachsmann Klaus Wachsmann and the Changeability of Musical Experience: My Experience as a Performing Maker of Music In: Sylvia A. Nannyonga-Tamusuza, Thomas Solomon (Ed.) Ethnomusicology in East Africa: Perspectives from Uganda and Beyond African Books Collective, 2012, pp. 16–32
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Wachsmann, Philipp |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wachsmann, Philipp John Paul; Wachsmann, Phil |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English violinist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 5, 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kampala |