Die Singphoniker have developed a unique profile by combining historical German vocal traditions with contemporary music, often including piano in their performances.
Compositional Technique
The texts for the works on this album, particularly 'Kontaktanzeigen' and 'Chatroom', are based on functional banalities and the 'abbreviation madness' of everyday language, like lonely hearts ads and internet chat.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Schneider's aesthetic is influenced by artists like Vincent van Gogh, who found beauty in rubbish, and Dadaists and Surrealists who used 'objets trouvés' (found objects) in their art.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Enjott Schneider, the composer, believes that authentic art can be found in discarded, 'worthless' objects, contrasting with commercialized beauty.
Compositional Technique
The music on this album often conveys an illusion of beauty and wholeness, even when paired with eccentric or 'obscene' texts, as seen in the 'Morgenstern-Liederbuch' and 'Chatroom'.
Compositional Technique
In 'Chatroom', the composer Enjott Schneider uses internet chat abbreviations to create abstract sound poetry and a 'virtuoso tongue-twister collage' about modern internet communication.
Performer Biography
Die Singphoniker, the German vocal ensemble, was founded over three decades ago by six students from the Munich Academy of Music.
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