Ondrej Adámek
Ondrej Adámek, 1979 in Prag geboren, diplomierte sich daselbst erst am Konservatorium, dann an der Musikakademie. Seit 2000 führt er seine Studien sowohl der Komposition und Elektroakustischer Musik als auch der Orchestrierung, Improvisation, Analyse und Indischer Musik am Conservatoire de Paris fort. Im April 2002 bekam er ein UNESCO-Stipendium zugesprochen zur Zusammenarbeit mit der Tanzkompanie Gaara in Nairobi. Die Produktion „Abila“ gelangte zur Uraufführung.
Für seine elektroakustischen Stücke wurde er 2003 mit dem Internationalen Preis von Bourges (IMEB), 2002 und 2004 mit dem belgischen Prix Métamorphoses und 2004 mit dem Preis des Ungarischen Radios ausgezeihnet. Ebenfalls 2004 konnte er im Rahmen des Forums mit dem Nouvel Ensemble Moderne in Montréal zusammenarbeiten. 2006 gewann er den Komponistenpreis der 2. Brandenburger Biennale.
Für seine elektroakustischen Stücke wurde er 2003 mit dem Internationalen Preis von Bourges (IMEB), 2002 und 2004 mit dem belgischen Prix Métamorphoses und 2004 mit dem Preis des Ungarischen Radios ausgezeihnet. Ebenfalls 2004 konnte er im Rahmen des Forums mit dem Nouvel Ensemble Moderne in Montréal zusammenarbeiten. 2006 gewann er den Komponistenpreis der 2. Brandenburger Biennale.
B-low Up (2009-10)
I started to work on B-low Up when I just had finished Nôise for ensemble Intercontemporain. As Nôise is an intensive piece inspired by Japanese theatre, based on melodic lines with a very dramatic aspect, charged of expression and emotion, I wonted to write something much more lightening and transparent for Klangforum. The name and fame of the ensemble made me focus on the sound aspect. I started a research of sliding sounds inside the piano strings and also whistle sound of electric tubes placed in the vacuum cleaner.
The sound of gesture of vacuum cleaner with electric tubes, switched on and
off gave a form to the sound gesture mainly used in the piece: a very fast jumping up and slow harmonic getting down. I searched for special techniques of harp glissando and string instruments pizzicato with glissando using also slides and picks.The string instruments play a lot of natural harmonic scales to get the sound similar to electrician tubes placed in the vacuum cleaner. Each of them has a different scordatura of one or two strings.
The beginning of the piece relates to a breath noise inside the human body, constantly accelerating. The second part is based on waves of soft rhythmical sound getting up and down, each wave shorter and shorter. The third part is another kind of accelerando where the waves of energy become rhythmical pattern. The title B-low Up refers to the aspect of constant going up and down. The
expression Blow Up has a multiple meaning: to blow (air), explosion, in mathematics a geometric transformation which replaces a subspace of given space with all the directions pointing out of that subspace. (Ondrej Adámek)
I started to work on B-low Up when I just had finished Nôise for ensemble Intercontemporain. As Nôise is an intensive piece inspired by Japanese theatre, based on melodic lines with a very dramatic aspect, charged of expression and emotion, I wonted to write something much more lightening and transparent for Klangforum. The name and fame of the ensemble made me focus on the sound aspect. I started a research of sliding sounds inside the piano strings and also whistle sound of electric tubes placed in the vacuum cleaner.
The sound of gesture of vacuum cleaner with electric tubes, switched on and
off gave a form to the sound gesture mainly used in the piece: a very fast jumping up and slow harmonic getting down. I searched for special techniques of harp glissando and string instruments pizzicato with glissando using also slides and picks.The string instruments play a lot of natural harmonic scales to get the sound similar to electrician tubes placed in the vacuum cleaner. Each of them has a different scordatura of one or two strings.
The beginning of the piece relates to a breath noise inside the human body, constantly accelerating. The second part is based on waves of soft rhythmical sound getting up and down, each wave shorter and shorter. The third part is another kind of accelerando where the waves of energy become rhythmical pattern. The title B-low Up refers to the aspect of constant going up and down. The
expression Blow Up has a multiple meaning: to blow (air), explosion, in mathematics a geometric transformation which replaces a subspace of given space with all the directions pointing out of that subspace. (Ondrej Adámek)
