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Schmucki Annette

(1968)

Schmucki Annette
Schmucki Annette
Le Petit-Bâle 22
CH-2612 Cormoret (BE)
Suisse

Internet: www.blablabor.ch

Biography
annette schmucki works with language as music. music pieces, installations, audio plays, performances and texts make up her repertoire. she is a member of 'blablabor' (with reto friedman), 'band' (with petra ronner) and 'die sieben schweinsschwestern' (with maria gashe).
schmucki studied composition under cornelius schwehr and mathias spahlinger in freiburg i. br.
she is the recipient of numerous awards. her works have been commissioned by such renowned ensembles and festivals as archipel, ascolta, collegium novum zürich, ensemble contrechamps, gnom baden, lucerne festival, ensemble recherche, neue musik rümlingen, staatsoper berlin, tage für neue musik zürich, usine sonore, neue vocalsolisten stuttgart, wdr, wien modern and wittener tage für neue kammermusik.
2010 saw the release of 'hagel und haut', a film about the composer.
annette schmucki was recipient of the villa concordia stipend in 2012/13.
she lives with her family in the bernese jura.

Work list
stück (1991-1992)
for violoncello and piano

Duration: 10' 00"
Manuscript
gitter (1993)
Piece
for large drum and small drum with bass drum

Duration: 12' 00"
Manuscript
kaspar ist tot (1993-1994)
for high female voice, clarinet in A, string trio, audio tape

Duration: 18' 00"
Manuscript
elfeinhalb möglichkeiten (1995)
for trombone and playback

Duration: 12' 00"
Manuscript
am fenster (1996)
Piece
for a female singer (high vocal range /speaking voice) and accordion
Texts: Robert Walser

Duration: 12' 00"
Manuscript
am fenster zwei (1996)
for eleven voices

Duration: 12' 00"
Manuscript
ziehen stossen schlagen (1996)
for two violins, 4 violas and 3 violoncelli

Duration: 20' 00"
Manuscript
körperkonsistenz. ausschnitt (1996-1997)
for ensemble (fl(pic), cl, bcl, 2perc, pf, vn, va, vc, db)

Duration: variabel
Manuscript
widerstandsvermögen gegen formänderung (1997)
for ensemble (fl(pic).cl(bcl)/ttbn.btbn/2perc/pf/1.1.1.1)

Duration: 14' 00"
Manuscript
wörter, erschöpft (1997-1998)
for 2 percusionists and 2 pianos

Duration: 20' 00"
Manuscript
ohne hemmung, unter reibung, mit sprengung und flattern (1998)
for voice, oboe, violoncello and piano
Texts: Annette Schmucki

Duration: 18' 00"
Manuscript
knicken; dreiundvierzig scharniere zur beweglichen befestigung des unbekleideten sprachzustands (1999)
for 5 female voices
Texts: Annette Schmucki

Duration: 25' 00"
Manuscript
mein lied (1999)
for altus and violin
Texts: Annette Schmucki

Duration: 4' 00"
Manuscript
tatsache, eisschollen; der unzertrennliche anstoss abweichender labialität (2000)
for 3 recorders

Duration: 12' 00"
Manuscript
vocalisen 2 (vocalisms 2) (2001)
23 vocals for Christoph
for marimba solo

Duration: 10' 00"
Manuscript
liebeslieder (aus: zwanzig vokale für pierrette) (2001)
for prepared piano and speaking voice

Duration: 6' 00"
Manuscript
vocalisen 1 (zwanzig vokale. für pierrette) (2001-2002)
for prepared piano

Duration: 20' 00"
Manuscript
hunderte verschieben das vollbad (2001-2002)
for video, speaking voice, violin, bandoneon and percussion
Image/sound project together with Sandra Boeschenstein.
Duration: 25' 00"
Manuscript
die sprunghafte erweiterung des wortschatzes (2000-2001)
for speaker, trombone, accordion and percussion
Texts: Annette Schmucki

Duration: 25' 00"
Manuscript
konsonantse (2002)
Seventeen vocals for pierre (vocalisms 5)
for voice, piccolo, bass clarinet, violin, violoncello and large drum
Texts: Annette Schmucki

Duration: 8' 00"
Manuscript
mein zweites lied (2001-2003)
Eleven vocals for b. (vocalisms 3)
for baritone, e-guitar, tuba and percussion
Texts: Annette Schmucki

Duration: 15' 00"
Manuscript
achtzehn vokale (2003)
vocalisms 4
for voice, soprano recorder and double bass
Texts: Annette Schmucki

Duration: 2' 00"-15' 00"
Manuscript
arbeiten/verlieren. die wörter (2003-2004)
for seven instruments

Duration: 15' 00"
Manuscript
arbeiten/verlieren. die mündung (2003-2005)
Opera
for voice and percussion

Duration: 60' 00"
Manuscript
arbeiten/verlieren. die stimmen (2003-2005)
for five voices and seven instruments

Duration: 18' 00"
Manuscript
39 stufenlos gelichtet (2004)
es ist auch nicht im holz
for soprano recorder

Duration: 8' 00"
Manuscript
und durch. figuren. unter ruhe/punkten (2004)
for drum solo

Duration: 5' 00"
Manuscript
ropes (2004-2005)
Short orpera
Texts: jonathan safran foer
For Berlin State Opera.
Duration: 15' 00"
Manuscript
fünfstimmig hüpfend (2004-2005)
for voice

Manuscript
träumen/bergen. 17 reusen (2006-2007)
for 6 voices
Texts: Annette Schmucki

Duration: 28' 00"
Manuscript
hagel und haut (2007-2008)
for two violoncelli and large ensemble

Duration: 25' 00"
Manuscript
treize. usine des rêves (2009)
for 4 guitars

Duration: 5' 00"
Manuscript
73 paare (2009-2010)
for flute and clarinet

Duration: 10' 00"
Manuscript
grauminus (2010-2011)
quadrate, totems, listen, lieder
for speaking voice, high voice, recorder, e-guitar and piano in various/variable formation

Duration: variabel
Manuscript
gemeinsam weitergehen / zum zwölften mal (2011)
Piece of praise
for speaking voice and piano or sampler
Texts: Annette Schmucki

Duration: 15' 00"
Manuscript
wanderdüne (2012)
for voice, speaking voice, percussion, double bass and choir
Texts: Annette Schmucki

Duration: 10' 00"
Manuscript
himmelsgarten (2012)
Performance
for speaking voice, 7 bells, sampler

Duration: 45' 00"
Manuscript
7,2 km/h (2012)
sound installation and performance

Duration: variabel
Manuscript
vom stapel laufen (2013)
Lieder
for percussion and voice

Duration: 25' 00"
Manuscript
sand_schlamm_schnee (2013)
Strophes
for ensemble (variable formation)

Duration: variabel
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(1998)


Duration: 10' 00"
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(2000)

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(2004)

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(2006)

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(2012)


Duration: 10' 00"
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(2013)


Duration: 8' 00"
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(2013)


Duration: variabel
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(2013)


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(2013)

Manuscript
(2014)


Duration: 7' 00"
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(2014)



Duration: 15' 00"
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(2014)


Duration: 5' 00"
Manuscript
(2014-2016)


Duration: 22' 00"
Manuscript
(2015)


Duration: 8' 00"
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(2015)


Duration: 8' 00"
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(2015)


Duration: variabel
Manuscript
(2016)


Duration: 30' 00"
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(2016)


Duration: 27' 00"
Manuscript
(2017)



Duration: 80' 00"
Manuscript
(2017)


Duration: 15' 00"
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(2017)


Duration: 30' 00"
Manuscript
(2018)


Duration: 20' 00"
Manuscript
(2018)

Duration: 3' / 5' / 8'
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(2018)



Duration: 30' 00"
Manuscript
Diskographie
Bibliography
Auer, Katja: Tulpe, Tang und Teppich. Annette Schmucki komponiert Musik, die keine ist, in: Süddeutsche Zeitung (Montag, 5. November 2012) (2012)
Spohr, Mathias: Urs Graf: Ins Unbekannte der Musik. Ein Musikstück entsteht. Drei Filme: Urs Peter Schneider, Jürg Frey, Annette Schmucki, in: Dissonanz 113 (2011), S. 92-94 [Internet]
Haffter, Christoph: Annette Schmucki: Musiques Suisses / Grammont Portrait MGB CTS-M 122, in: Dissonanz 112 (2010), S. 91-92 [Internet]
Möller, Torsten: Wider das herkömmlich Bekömmliche – Annette Schmucki im Porträt, in: Sendung Bayerischer Rundfunk 2010
Kunkel, Michael: Schöne Münder. Grosse Ohren. Zu Annette Schmuckis Komposition "arbeiten/verlieren, die stimmen", in: Dissonanz 106 (2009) [Internet]
Fatton, Andreas: "Diesseits vom Jenseits" und eine neue Oper von Annette Schmucki, in: Dissonanz 97 (2008) [Internet]
Fatton, Andreas: "Gebrauchsspuren des Todes", in: Dissonance 97 (2008), S. 36/37 [Internet]
Kunkel, Michael: Neu gesagte Geschichten des Tönens. Kompositorische Sprechakte von Michel Roth, Mischa Käser und Annette Schmucki, in: Musik, Wahrnehmung, Sprache, Chronos, Zürich 2008, S. 115-151
Rebhahn, Michael: Entgipste Sprache. Die Schweizer Komponistin Annette Schmucki - eine Porträtskizze, in: Musik Texte 118 (2008), S. 4-6 [Internet]
Ehrler, Hanno: Porträt Annette Schmucki, in: Sendung DeutschlandRadio vom 24. Februar 2004 2004 [Internet]
Heisch, Michael: Ich baue beim Komponieren Widerstände auf, in: "Live", Wochenendbeilage der "Aargauer Zeitung" 42 (2003), S. 5
Müller, Patrick: Sich selbst wahrnehmende Wahrnehmung. Zur Spracharbeit der Komponistin Annette Schmucki, in: Dissonanz 59 (1999)