Dieter Kaufmann
Day 323: Horn recital and goodbye and hello to friends
Day 323 — Horn recital and goodbye and hello to
friends
20-Jun-1972 (Dienstag–Tue.)
Today is a big day. My horn class recital and saying goodbye to my friends and teachers in both my horn and electronic music studies. What a wonderful year!
2009 brings in a surprise—Ragtime.
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20-Jun-1972 (Dienstag–Tue.)
Today is a big day. My horn class recital and saying goodbye to my friends and teachers in both my horn and electronic music studies. What a wonderful year!
2009 brings in a surprise—Ragtime.
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Day 312: Goodbye to Dieter Kaufmann
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Day 312 — Goodbye to Dieter Kaufmann
09-Jun-1972 (Freitag–Fri.)
It’s the last day of class for the electronic music class, and we say our goodbyes. What a great year it has been!
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09-Jun-1972 (Freitag–Fri.)
It’s the last day of class for the electronic music class, and we say our goodbyes. What a great year it has been!
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Day 310: World premiere—Fantasy on Broken Glass
Day 310 — World premiere—Fantasy on Broken Glass
07-Jun-1972 (Mittwoch–Wed.)
I make a
last-minute, desperate attempt to remix my Fantasy
composition for tonight’s world premiere. Do I make
it? Does the audience like it? Do I need to drink my
sorrows into the ground?
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07-Jun-1972 (Mittwoch–Wed.)
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Day 303: Live Kaufmann
Day 303 — Live Kaufmann
31-May-1972 (Mittwoch–Wed.)
My professor, composer Dieter Kaufmann, presents a very interesting “live” musical piece that he wrote based on live manipulation of a soprano voice. I liked it.
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31-May-1972 (Mittwoch–Wed.)
My professor, composer Dieter Kaufmann, presents a very interesting “live” musical piece that he wrote based on live manipulation of a soprano voice. I liked it.
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Day 299: New music from Prof. Kaufmann; Mai Fest
Day 299 — New music from Prof. Kaufmann; Mai Fest
27-May-1972 (Samstag–Sat.)
A full
day. Lots of things. Significant is that composer
Dieter Kaufmann is beginning work on a new musique
concrète composition. Mai Fest is also beginning.
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27-May-1972 (Samstag–Sat.)
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Day 298: First Fantasy in class
05/26/08 07:30 AM Filed in: Vienna
Day 298 — First Fantasy
in class
26-May-1972 (Freitag–Fri.)
A big day—I play my composition, Fantasy on Broken Glass, for the electronic music class and Prof. C. It is also a day of coincidences with Berlin, Vienna, and Fantasy.
At night, in my inflated state of ego, I hit the discotek attempting to meet some girls. Strikeout. Ha!
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26-May-1972 (Freitag–Fri.)
A big day—I play my composition, Fantasy on Broken Glass, for the electronic music class and Prof. C. It is also a day of coincidences with Berlin, Vienna, and Fantasy.
At night, in my inflated state of ego, I hit the discotek attempting to meet some girls. Strikeout. Ha!
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Day 297: Electronic lecture and party
05/25/08 06:30 AM Filed in: Vienna
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Today ends with some (loud) electronic music by composer Iannis Xenakis in our electronic music lecture. Later, Camilla invites us to her house for a party. Party time.
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Today ends with some (loud) electronic music by composer Iannis Xenakis in our electronic music lecture. Later, Camilla invites us to her house for a party. Party time.
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Day 291: Opera, electronic music, computer music
Day 291 — Opera, electronic music, computer music
19-May-1972 (Freitag–Fri.)
Today, I talk a bit about my growing interest in the emerging fields of computer music and electronic music, and some of my follow-up study and teachers in the genre. I add a couple of thoughts on operatic vs. orchestral climaxes, including Paul Pott and Puccini.
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19-May-1972 (Freitag–Fri.)
Today, I talk a bit about my growing interest in the emerging fields of computer music and electronic music, and some of my follow-up study and teachers in the genre. I add a couple of thoughts on operatic vs. orchestral climaxes, including Paul Pott and Puccini.
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Day 285: Amazing teachers, amazing friends
Day 285 — Amazing teachers, amazing friends
13-May-1972 (Samstag–Sat.)
I take a seemingly slow journal day and turn it around into a post about amazing teachers, friends (Mike), melodies, hooks, DJs, and trance. Intriguing. Now you’re “hooked,” right? You have to read this post. I have hypnotized you into a trance. Read…read…read…
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13-May-1972 (Samstag–Sat.)
I take a seemingly slow journal day and turn it around into a post about amazing teachers, friends (Mike), melodies, hooks, DJs, and trance. Intriguing. Now you’re “hooked,” right? You have to read this post. I have hypnotized you into a trance. Read…read…read…
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Day 270: Fantasy on Broken Glass—Finished, yay!
04/28/08 08:14 AM Filed in: Vienna
Day 270 — Fantasy on Broken Glass—Finished, yay!
28-April-1972 (Freitag–Fri.)
A great
day. Fantasy
on Broken Glass—that’s my
musique concrète work—is finally finished. Yes. It’s
a good feeling to complete a project. Be thankful to
your teachers. Some pictures of the rough score.
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28-April-1972 (Freitag–Fri.)
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Day 257: More Bernstein, more Mahler
Day 257 — More Bernstein, more Mahler
15-April-1972 (Samstag–Sat.)
More electronic music, more Bernstein, more Mahler, and more translation.
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15-April-1972 (Samstag–Sat.)
More electronic music, more Bernstein, more Mahler, and more translation.
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Day 255: Ein wunderbar Tage
Day 255 — Ein wunderbar Tage
13-April-1972 (Donnerstag–Thur.)
An
incredibly full day—horn lesson, piano practice,
electronic music composition and lecture, Leonard
Bernstein rehearsing the Vienna Philharmonic, another
Bach Heiler concert, and watching Buster Keaton
silent films. I’m still writing in German. The big
news—Leonard Bernstein is in town conducting the
Vienna Philharmonic in a Mahler series. This is big.
Photos from the 1972 Mahler Symphony
No. 5, concert
video, today.
Was this a full day or what? An incredible day.
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13-April-1972 (Donnerstag–Thur.)
Was this a full day or what? An incredible day.
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Day 234: Studienbuch
03/23/08 07:51 AM Filed in: Vienna
Day 234 — Studienbuch
23-March-1972 (Donnerstag–Thur.)
What did I
look like when I first arrived in Vienna? What did it
cost to go to school? My studienbuch will reveal the
answer.
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23-March-1972 (Donnerstag–Thur.)
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Day 229: Group improv
03/18/08 08:08 AM Filed in: Vienna
Day 229 — Group improv
18-March-1972 (Samstag–Sat.)
An
excellent day of group vocal improvisation in Prof.
Kaufmann’s electronic music class. I talk a bit about
group improvisations.
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18-March-1972 (Samstag–Sat.)
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Day 227: Austrian “class” in the keller
03/16/08 07:40 AM Filed in: Vienna
Day 227 — Austrian “class” in the keller
16-March-1972 (Donnerstag–Thur.)
After an electronic music lecture, we head off with Prof. Kaufmann to an underground keller and experience a pleasurable night of good company, discussion, wine, ambience and live opera arias as entertainment. Electronic music class. Austrian class.
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16-March-1972 (Donnerstag–Thur.)
After an electronic music lecture, we head off with Prof. Kaufmann to an underground keller and experience a pleasurable night of good company, discussion, wine, ambience and live opera arias as entertainment. Electronic music class. Austrian class.
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Day 218: Lofty musings today—Hermann Hesse
Day 218 — Lofty musings today—Hermann Hesse
07- March-1972 (Dienstag–Tue.)
Today is heavy with abstract concepts and thoughts. I want to make an abstract film about the human body and talk about influences. It’s Hermann Hesse’s fault.
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07- March-1972 (Dienstag–Tue.)
Today is heavy with abstract concepts and thoughts. I want to make an abstract film about the human body and talk about influences. It’s Hermann Hesse’s fault.
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Day 212: Pupofon Zweimal
Day 212 —
Pupofon
Zweimal
01-March (März)-1972 (Mittwoch–Wed.)
Electronic
scoring and electronic live performance, Prof.
Kaufmann’s Pupofon,
are the
highlights of today. A good full day of music. I
wonder about lost opportunities and lost composition.
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01-March (März)-1972 (Mittwoch–Wed.)
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Day 209: Scoring for sound
02/27/08 10:50 PM Filed in: Vienna
Day 209 — Scoring for sound
27-February-1972 (Sonntag–Sun.)
I present some brief examples from my “graphic” rough scores of my musique concrète piece and samples from the typed notes on how I created the work. Looking back at my actual notes, some of which I can’t read, reminded me of how much work went into this project. It was not a musical masterpiece, but it was a great learning experience.
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27-February-1972 (Sonntag–Sun.)
I present some brief examples from my “graphic” rough scores of my musique concrète piece and samples from the typed notes on how I created the work. Looking back at my actual notes, some of which I can’t read, reminded me of how much work went into this project. It was not a musical masterpiece, but it was a great learning experience.
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Day 208: Teaching with sound
02/26/08 09:51 PM Filed in: Vienna
Day 208 — Teaching with sound
26-February-1972 (Samstag–Sat.)
Music is
sound. Sound is music. Later in life, as a teacher, I
teach musical concepts and creativity through
sound—musique concrète and electronic music. Add the
ability to make student films—the young students
loved it all.
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26-February-1972 (Samstag–Sat.)
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Day 207: Sound as music
02/25/08 08:30 AM Filed in: Vienna
Day 207 — Sound as music
25-February-1972 (Freitag–Fri.)
Prof.
Kaufmann helps me to move towards the completion of
my educational electronic music book project with
both music and score. I am doing an extensive amount
of work in the electronic lab on this music. I talk a
bit about sound as music.
I may have discovered a long lost Viennese friend, Mike, on the Internet.
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25-February-1972 (Freitag–Fri.)
I may have discovered a long lost Viennese friend, Mike, on the Internet.
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Day 205: Musique concrète—from Vienna to teaching
Day 205 — Musique concrète—from Vienna to teaching
23-February-1972 (Mittwoch–Wed.)
Today, I talk about some of the techniques used to create music/sound in the musique concrète genre and how they can be used to teach musical concepts to young students, exploring musical creativity through electronic music and filmmaking. The students, grades 7–9, presented a full program of their creative work in a special Bicentennial program to the school. They were wonderful. Read More...
23-February-1972 (Mittwoch–Wed.)
Today, I talk about some of the techniques used to create music/sound in the musique concrète genre and how they can be used to teach musical concepts to young students, exploring musical creativity through electronic music and filmmaking. The students, grades 7–9, presented a full program of their creative work in a special Bicentennial program to the school. They were wonderful. Read More...
Day 190: The Sound of Breaking Glass
02/08/08 09:05 AM Filed in: Vienna
Day 190 — The Sound of Breaking Glass
08-February-1972 (Dienstag–Tue.)
Today, I
record the sound of a breaking glass in electronic
music class and begin a satisfying journey of
manipulating sound with musique
concrète techniques.
I find a small excerpt of this lost music on the
Internet, over 36 years later.
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08-February-1972 (Dienstag–Tue.)
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Day 189: Pretty “well,” not pretty “good”
02/07/08 08:09 AM Filed in: Vienna
Day 189 — Pretty “well,” not pretty “good”
07-February-1972 (Montag–Mon.)
My grammar is not well, err, good. Sheesh! Thank goodness I bought Grammar Girl’s new book.
I won’t be a film composer anytime soon, but I am appreciating Prof. Kaufmann, once again.
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07-February-1972 (Montag–Mon.)
My grammar is not well, err, good. Sheesh! Thank goodness I bought Grammar Girl’s new book.
I won’t be a film composer anytime soon, but I am appreciating Prof. Kaufmann, once again.
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Day 186: Quality Education; Opportunity Knocks
02/04/08 06:28 PM Filed in: Vienna
Day 186 — Quality Education; Opportunity Knocks
04-February-1972 (Freitag–Fri.)
Today, I have some thoughts on the wonderful educational experiences provided by Prof. Gabler in Horn, and Prof. Kaufman in Electronic Music.
We’re going to be famous! Two real-world opportunities present themselves to the students of Kaufman’s electronic music class.
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04-February-1972 (Freitag–Fri.)
Today, I have some thoughts on the wonderful educational experiences provided by Prof. Gabler in Horn, and Prof. Kaufman in Electronic Music.
We’re going to be famous! Two real-world opportunities present themselves to the students of Kaufman’s electronic music class.
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Day 165: Electronic music class; a horn recital; dreams
Day 165 — Electronic music class; a horn recital;
dreams
14-January-1972 (Freitag–Fri.)
Today is a
full day of school—electronic music class, a horn
class recital, and dreams of returning to Vienna.
This photo is that of our electronic music class. A
good question to ask ourselves is how our lives would
be different today, if we had pursued and followed
those early dreams.
It’s never too late to dream and it's never too late to take those first steps on your journey.
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14-January-1972 (Freitag–Fri.)
It’s never too late to dream and it's never too late to take those first steps on your journey.
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Day 164: NAMM and the Vienna Symphonic Library
01/13/08 03:59 PM Filed in: Vienna
Day 164 — NAMM and the Vienna Symphonic Library
13-January-1972 (Donnerstag–Thur.)
In 2008, I
visit the NAMM trade show and visit my favorite music
manufacturers and software developers, including
the Vienna
Symphonic Library. If you are
a composer, arranger, orchestrator, producer, or have
aspirations of writing music for film, TV,
commercial, or the record business, you need to
discover orchestral sample libraries.
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13-January-1972 (Donnerstag–Thur.)
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Day 116: Meine klängen
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Day 116 — Meine klängen
26-November-1971 (Fri.)
Today, I play my electronic music sounds (klängen) for the class, and think about what type of composition I may want to write.
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26-November-1971 (Fri.)
Today, I play my electronic music sounds (klängen) for the class, and think about what type of composition I may want to write.
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Day 084: Pupofon - electronic music opera
Day 84 —
Pupofon—electronic
music opera
25-October-1971 (Mon.)
No
complaining today, I’m getting better at the horn.
See, practice makes perfect.
I encounter an arrogant American traveler who can’t survive on $1,000 a week in Vienna.
Finally, I end the day with a great electronic music opera by my very own teacher, Dieter Kaufmann. There are tall, giant puppets walking around. Great concert.
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25-October-1971 (Mon.)
I encounter an arrogant American traveler who can’t survive on $1,000 a week in Vienna.
Finally, I end the day with a great electronic music opera by my very own teacher, Dieter Kaufmann. There are tall, giant puppets walking around. Great concert.
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Day 078: Three days, three world-class horn players
Day 78 — Three days, three world-class horn players
19-October-1971 (Tues.)
I've said it many times. Vienna is the city of music. In just three consecutive days, I see two solo horn concerts and an orchestra concert for a grand total of hearing three world-class horn players. AND I meet all three backstage, speak with them, obtain autographs, and try to assimilate their horn-playing skills into my body. I'm not certain if that last part worked, and so I take it upon myself to speak with them on a first-name basis.
That would be Herman, Barry, and Alan.
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19-October-1971 (Tues.)
I've said it many times. Vienna is the city of music. In just three consecutive days, I see two solo horn concerts and an orchestra concert for a grand total of hearing three world-class horn players. AND I meet all three backstage, speak with them, obtain autographs, and try to assimilate their horn-playing skills into my body. I'm not certain if that last part worked, and so I take it upon myself to speak with them on a first-name basis.
That would be Herman, Barry, and Alan.
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