Dokumentation

• Article by Vienna Journalist Erika Wantoch (appeared in 1984 in the Austrian magazine Profil).
  
• The case also received attention in Israel: A Jerusalem Post newspaper article from January 26, 1984.

Collaboration with Thomas Brasch in San Francisco 1993/94

Form and harmonic structure of Der Sprung is based on a short sentence that Brasch spoke onto an answering machine.

Computer analysis revealed two distinct types of sonic material: phonetic and statistic. This had a far-reaching impact on the composition of Der Sprung.

Composition of text and music was achieved by the Sandwich method

The opera consists of 5 parts: Prolog, 1st Act , Intermezzo, 2nd Act, Epilog and is scored for narrator, 8 singers, 3 electronic instruments, 4 woodwinds, 6 brass, viola, cello, 2 percussions, and jazz trio.

Information about the premiere of the concert version at the Theater im Pumpenhaus (Gartenstrasse 123, 48147 Münster) on October 2nd, 1999 with sound files and reviews.

Click on this link to order a CD with the live recording of the premiere.

Acknowledgments