[lit-ideas] More MA Numminen

From: "Torgeir Fjeld" <torgfje2@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 16:52:47 +0100
Great piece on Mauri Antero Numminen ("Wovon mann nicht sprechen
kann..."):

http://www.ma-numminen.net/eng/who.shtml

A few highlights:

> when visiting his childhood home in Somero for a weekend, he and his
> friends Tommi Parkko and Pekka Kujanp=E4=E4 recorded a now legendary song
> Eleit=E4 kolmelle r=F6yht=E4ilij=E4lle ('Gestures for Three Belchers'), w=
hich
> later ended on a long play as well. It introduced the three young men
> belching one at a time, accompanied by M.A. Numminen on guitar and
> drums.

and...

> he wanted to expand his band's repertoire with his own material, so
> why not combine philosophy and music in order to do that. The World ls
> and ln Order to Tell are Numminen's first truly own compositions. They
> were made to the English version of Tractatus in 1966. The World Is
> employs rhythmic variation: the two opening bars are in 4/4 time, the
> next eight bars in 3/4 time, and the next four again in 4/4 time. The
> rhythmic A-part of ln Order to Tell is written in 8/8 time and major
> key, whereas the B-part is a melancholic waltz written in the minor
> key. Numminen composed four more songs, creating The Tractatus Suite.
> The fifth piece is a the keyless The General Form of a Truth-Function
> written for a soloist and a male choir. The suite had its premiere at
> the Turku Youth Festival in the fall of 1966.

and, not to forget Numminen On Tour:

> The Electric Quartet made its now legendary entourage of Bulgaria in
> the summer of 1968, attending the Bulgarian Youth Music Festival. The
> grand ballroom was crowded with some 4000 listeners. When the
> combination of earsplitting electronic sounds and Numminen's
> idiosyncratic voice filled the ballroom, the performance was
> intercepted abruptly and the band was removed from stage. Numminen
> regards the incident as one of his top achievements in the art of
> provocation.

There's lots more...

And there's photos there too! For example:

> The half-dog and the half-rabbit behave like gentlemen, but only for the
> moment.

http://www.ma-numminen.net/eng/galleria_html/23.html

Cheers!

-tor
--
Torgeir Fjeld
torgfje2@xxxxxxxxxx
http://home.no.net/torgfje/



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