'Schütten' explores how the sounds of technical processes, like a crusher in a quarry, can be transformed into instrumental pieces through acoustic, graphical, and traditional notation.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Composer Katharina Klement is fascinated by building materials like concrete and cement, transferring their chemical processes and transformations into her compositional techniques.
Composition History
This work was commissioned by the Wien Modern Festival in 2018, which had 'Sicherheit' (safety and security) as its motto, and premiered in three locations in Vienna.
Composition History
The work 'Schütten' originated from field recordings Katharina Klement made at the Lafarge cement factory in Mannersdorf, Lower Austria.
Composer Biography
Katharina Klement, born in Graz, is a composer-performer and sound artist specializing in composed, improvised, electronic, and instrumental music, with a particular interest in spatial sound installations and extended piano techniques.
Interpretation
The recordings from the cement factory served as a 'wall of reflection' and 'mirror' for both the composer and the performers, blurring the lines between composition, interpretation, and improvisation.
Album & Artwork
The German word 'schütten' (to pour, to dump) defines the handling of bulk materials like cement, which is granular or fragmentary.
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