Piano Particles
| PIANO PARTICLES | |
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 PIANO PARTICLES (2009) |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Post-Classical , Indie , Electro , Chamber Pop , Art-Pop |
| founding | 2009 |
| Website | pianoparticles.com |
PIANO PARTICLES is a music project by the German composer, pianist and singer Steffen Wick .
history
Steffen Wick studied at the universities of music and performing arts in Stuttgart and Munich and soon discovered an interest in exploring musical forms without limits in style and aesthetics.
PIANO PARTICLES appears in various formations: from duo concerts with grand piano and electronics, in an enlarged line-up with string quartet and singer, to connection with a symphonic orchestra. Artists from the fields of dance , Cirque Nouveau and scenography developed different PIANO PARTICLES stage versions and several prominent choreographers - including Marco Goecke , Eric Gauthier and Tarek Assam - created dance interpretations of the PIANO PARTICLES soundscapes.
PIANO PARTICLES contributed several symphonic songs to the 3D animation film Manou the Swift with Kate Winslet and Willem Dafoe . The film was shown in cinemas in over 25 countries and the film music was awarded the German Film Music Prize in 2019 in the category "Best Music in Animated Film".
Working together (selection)
- Particles : contemporary music theater variety show with elements from Cirque Nouveau and Physical Theater, Friedrichsbau Varieté Stuttgart
- Aero : Music visualization by Stephen Malinowski
- Minute Made : Choreography by Marco Goecke, ballet company of the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz
- In the Pythagorean theorem : Choreography by Tarek Assam, dance company and Philharmonic Orchestra of the Theater Gießen
- Out of the Box : Choreography by Eric Gauthier, Gauthier Dance Company
Awards
- 2019: German Film Music Award in the category "Best Music in Animated Film" for Manou the Swift (together with Frank Schreiber & Simon Detel)
- 2013 Award as culture and creative pilot Germany, from the initiative culture and creative industries of the German federal government
- 2011 Red Dot Design Award for Marc Engenhart's stage installation for the Blue album tour
Discography
- 2014: White (Module / Universal Music )
- 2014: Blue (Module / Universal Music )
Filmography
- 2019: Manou the Swift , 3D cinema animation film, narrator (international version): Kate Winslet , Willem Dafoe | Speaker (German version): Friedrich Mücke , Oliver Kalkofe , Cassandra Steen
- 2014: Rheingold - Faces of a River , feature documentary, speaker: Ben Becker , Senator Film Verleih
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Piano Particles on MusicBrainz (English)
- Piano Particles at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ About on pianoparticles.com . Retrieved December 20, 2019.
- ↑ German film music prize in 2019 on welt.de . Retrieved December 20, 2019.
- ↑ Aero music visualization on youtube.com . Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- ↑ PIANO PARTICLES on the website of the Theater Gießen. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- ↑ PIANO PARTICLES and Gauthier Dance on focus.de . Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- ↑ Steffen Wick & Simon Detel on kultur-kreativpiloten.de . Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- ↑ Presentation of the stage installation on red-dot.org . Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- ↑ Album White on the website of Universal Music Austria. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- ↑ PIANO PARTICLES on the Universal Music Switzerland website. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- ↑ Manou the Swift on imdb.com . Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- ^ Film review on Rheingold - Faces of a River on Die Welt online . Retrieved April 24, 2019.