LIVING UR SONATA reveals the transcendent truth of Kurt Schwitters‘ 1920s epic of nonsense. The Nazis burned Ur Sonata and mocked Schwitters‘ visionary art as degenerate. Today widely performed, Ur Sonata inspires us to reject nationalism and overcome language barriers to embrace our common humanity. With urgency and humor, Andrew Laties brings tales of Kurt Schwitters‘ dramatic life into resonance with stories of Laties‘ own forty years performing, encouraging readers to seize the hour and sing along with Ur Sonata.
Includes full text of Ur Sonata.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
PREFACE
PART ONE: TRANSCENDENCE
CHAPTER ZÄTT-THEMES 6, 12, 13, 14, 17
CHAPTER ÜPSIILON
CHAPTER IKS-THEMES 1, 6
CHAPTER WEE
CHAPTER FAU-THEME 18
CHAPTER UU
CHAPTER TEE
CHAPTER ÄSS
CHAPTER ÄRR-THEMES 11, 15, 16
CHAPTER KUU
CHAPTER PEE-THEME 5
CHAPTER OO-THEME 4
CHAPTER ÄNN
PART TWO: REMEMBRANCE
CHAPTER ÄMM-THEME 1
CHAPTER ELL-THEMES 8, 9, 10
CHAPTER KAA-THEME 1
CHAPTER II-THEME 3
CHAPTER HAA
CHAPTER GEE-THEME 7
CHAPTER ÄFF
CHAPTER EEE-THEME 2
CHAPTER DEE-THEMES 3, 11
CHAPTER ZEE-THEME 18
CHAPTER BEEEE?-THEME 1
PHOTOS
UR SONATA
NOTES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
Über den Autor
Kurt Schwitters (1887-1948) was a painter, collage-maker, typographer, sculptor, graphic designer, writer, and performer: one of the world’s leading experimental artists.