Fred frith called ostertag his guru, and robert fripp once described him as the only guy on synthesizer who. This example demonstrates the crowning achievement of flemish scribes and artists, the leading suppliers of deluxe manuscripts for local use and for export. Bob ostertag plays the aalto by bob ostertag, released 01 january 20 1. It is the most common type of surviving medieval illuminated manuscript. Motormouth variations, an album by rrose x bob ostertag.
In a radical departure for the composer, winner of a 1995 nea composers fellowship for contemporary music, fear no. Featuring the entire east village music scene of the late 1970s. Bob ostertag new mexico, 1957 was raised in colorado, studied at the conservatory, and in 1976 picked up the synthesizer and formed the improvisor ensemble fall mountain with ned rothenberg reeds and jim katzin violin, later documented on early fall may 1978 parachute, 1979 and extended pieces such as ultima thule and. A book of hours by bob ostertag, released 01 january 20 1. The twentythree is the third book in linwood barclays promise falls series, and its my favourite of the three. Bob ostertag solo volume 1, an album by bob ostertag on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes.
His writings on contemporary politics have been published on every continent and in many languages. In 1976, during his studies at oberlin, ostertag formed the improvisation ensemble fall mountain with his fellow schoolmate, the saxophonist ned rothenberg, and the violinist. His writings on contemporary politics have been published on every. Our video series continues with a fourth interview, this time with phil minton, a british vocalist who performed in bob ostertag s book of hours, a composition for three vocals and an instrument, with an ensemble that also included theo bleckmann and audrey chen. Bob ostertag the poor shall eat all they want youtube. My music is available under a creative commons attributionnon commercial 2.
Released in august 2011 on sandwell district catalog no. Fifteenth century book of hours university of glasgow. He graduated from the oberlin college and conservatory in ohio, famous for its openness to new technologies and approaches. Robert bob ostertag born april 19, 1957 in albuquerque, new mexico, united states is an experimental sound artist, political activist and writer based in san francisco. An activist in human being privileges, antinuclear, antiwar, and homosexual causes, he infuses his compositions with an feelings, depth, and subtlety discovered nowhere else in either politics works or digitalsampler music. There also, i began with solo improvisations recorded separately, which i then fashioned into compositions via thousands of splices. Getting a head by bob ostertag, released 01 january 1980 1. Part 2 recorded in concert in london and nyc, 198081. Theo bleckmann, shelley hirsch, phil minton, roscoe mitchell motormouth variations. Living cinema is the longstanding improvisational cinema project of bob ostertag and pierre hebert.
Not only was it the european premiere, it was the first time i had all three of the vocalists together on stage. The book of hours is a christian devotional book popular in the middle ages. American sampler artist bob ostertag embodies the sociopolitical conscience lately 20th century avantgarde music. Composer, performer, historian, instrument builder, journalist, activist, and kayak instructor bob ostertag s work cannot easily be summarized or pigeonholed. Bob ostertag s newest work, a book of hours, can be purchased here at cd baby. Voice of america by fred frith, bob ostertag, phil minton, released 01 january 1982 1. He has written three books, collaborated with a number of musicians, and has released twelve solo albums. A complete performance of bob ostertag san francisco performing at the echofluxx media festival in prague, the czech republic in the spring of 2016. Motormouth variations by rrose x bob ostertag album, dub. Kretchmer tom garrigus november 6, 2009 20091106 503909102. The book of hours is the most commonly surviving form of medieval manuscripts. The book of hours was a popular medieval manuscript from the late th century to the mid 16th. Bob ostertag plays the aalto by bob ostertag on spotify. Complete performance of a book of hours at the teatro colon, buenos aires, march 2016.
Two solo concerts in montevideo, courtesy of the tireless organizing efforts of nandy cabrera. Angela duckworth, the psychologist who has made grit the reigning buzzword in educationpolicy circles, would surely recoil at any association between it. A book of hours by bob ostertag album, free improvisation. A book of hours 1996 2020 nba rising stars full game highlights world vs usa 2020 nba allstar weekend duration. Music profile for bob ostertag, born 19 april 1957. A book of hours is bob s first ensemble project in nearly twenty years, and his current main priority for live performances. Composer, performer, historian, instrument builder, journalist, activist, kayak instructor, bob ostertag has published 21 cds of music, two movies, two dvds, and three books. Fear no love by bob ostertag, released 01 january 1995 1. Van jones, former special advisor for green jobs to us president barack obama. Michael pisaro greg stuart patrick farmer joe panzner toshiya tsunoda continuum unbound 2014 76.
An integral musician within the advancement of the n. Bob ostertag all the rage by bob ostertag on spotify. Seeland 516 before there was sampling, there was analog tape, and. It was the beginning of the 1980s and from my apartment on the lower east side of. With the twentythree we have a threepointfivestar rating.
Albums include motormouth variations, sooner or later, and hallelujah, anyway. Every album i might ever conceivably want to listen to. Book of hours, use of sarum the hours of elizabeth the queen, or the hours of elyzabeth ye quene. Book of hours, italy, perhaps lombardy or romagna, late 14th to early 15th. List of white collar episodes 4,114 words case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article from selling sensitive data hidden in one of the runway dresses. Book of hours in latin from the 15th century, of english origin, following the use of sarum. Now nigel nicolson, the distinguished son of british writers harold nicolson and vita sackvillewestone of woolfs closest friends and sometime lover threads his personal reminiscences through the narrative of her life.
Its not my favourite, but i remained curious to see how it played out. This is kai pfeiffers music collection on bandcamp. Bob ostertag all the rage, an album by bob ostertag, kronos quartet on spotify. Bob ostertag, a musician, performer, and publicist, was born in 1957 in albuquerque, new mexico. In all of this i am further developing the compositional techniques i created in the 1990s with my say no more quartet and its four recordings. Avant is proud to announce the release of bob ostertag s fear no love. He has published 21 cds of music, two movies, two dvds, and five books. The world premiere radio broadcast was presented on westdeutscher rundfunk wdr radio koln, february 17, 2012. If they incorporate it into music of their own, they should note that they did so, and since they used my music as their source material for free, they should not charge for their music either. The morisset hours1, a manuscript book of hours in the university of ottawas rare books library, is such book, and despite its poor condition and total lack of. Our video series continues with this, our third interview, this time with bob ostertag, who presented his work book of hours, a composition for three vocals and an instrument, with an ensemble that included theo bleckmann, audrey chen and phil minton.
Bob ostertag plays the aalto, an album by bob ostertag on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Uses unorthodox instrument built from tape recorders and helium balloons. Virginia woolfs life as part of the avantgarde bloomsbury group has captured the imagination of millions. A book of hours european premiere in prague bob ostertag. In the upcoming months we will be offering a continuation of this series, featuring these artists, who also appeared at the 2016 vs. Although im a big fan of linwood barclay, im going to be honest and say this series has disappointed me. Just back from the european premiere of a book of hours at the vs. From the fourteenth to the midsixteenth century, more books of hours were made than any other type of book. Bob ostertag plays the aalto gift given by bob ostertag. Complete performance of sooner or later at the teatro colon, buenos aires, march 2016. In the upcoming months we will be continuing this series, featuring selected artists who also appeared at the 2016 vs.