Sten Hanson
Sten Hanson (born April 15, 1936 in Skålan , Klövsjö ; † November 1, 2013 in Stockholm ) was a Swedish musician , sound poet and performance artist .
life and work
Sten Hanson had been a member of the Swedish Fylkingen group since 1968 , which also includes Bengt Emil Johnson , Lars Gunnar Bodin , Åke Hodell and Ilmar Laaban , which became known for "text-sound compositions", a form of sound poetry . From 1975 to 1981 Hanson was a member of ISCM , a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music , from 1985 to 1994 Chairman of the Swedish Composers' Association and a member of the Executive Committee of the International Confederation of Electroacoustic Music (ICEM) .
Since the early 1960s, Sten Hanson has worked as an electroacoustic musician , performance artist and sound poet for radio and television, but also for festivals and concerts. He is one of the pioneers of multimedia art .
Web links
- Sten Hanson on ubu.com
- Sten Hanson on Discogs
- Sten Hanson in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ documenta 8 catalog: Volume 1: Essays; Volume 2: Catalog page 335; Volume 3: artist book; Kassel 1987, ISBN 3-925272-13-5 .
- ↑ Bach Cantata's website Sten Hanson (composer) accessed on October 18, 2015 (English)
- ↑ Broken Sound # 1: SoiSong + Sten Hanson + Bernd Schurer , accessed on October 18, 2015.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hanson, Sten |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish musician, sound poet and performance artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 15, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Skålan , Klövsjö |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1. November 2013 |
| Place of death | Stockholm |