Mauricio Raúl Kagel

Japanese: カーゲル - かーげる（英語表記）Mauricio Raúl Kagel

1931‐
A composer born in Argentina. He is also known as Kahel. He taught himself composition and worked in film and music, but in 1957 he moved to Cologne, where he is known for his unique musical activities in Europe and the US, mainly in West Germany. His starting point was serial music after the Second World War, and later he attended a seminar in Darmstadt. He was influenced by John Cage, especially in his approach to the material and his incorporation of physical movement into his musical elements. In works such as Anagrama (1958), he adopted a unique style of rigorous composition of irrational sounds and noises, which later evolved into theater pieces (music in which the performer's gestures are an important element) and unique music (performances) using video and electronic devices through his exploration of instruments and playing techniques.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1931‐
アルゼンチン生れの作曲家。カーヘルとも呼ぶ。作曲を独学し，映画や音楽にたずさわっていたが，1957年ケルンに移住，以後西ドイツを中心に欧米で特異な音楽活動をすることで知られる。出発点となったのは第2次世界大戦後のセリー音楽であり，後にはダルムシュタットの講習会に参加するようになる。一方ではケージの影響を受けるが，それは特に素材のとらえ方や身体の動きを音楽の要素に取り入れたことに顕著である。《アナグラマ》(1958)などでは非合理な響きや騒音の厳密な構成という独自な様式がとられ，それは後に楽器や奏法の探究を介して，シアター･ピース(奏者の身ぶりが重要な要素となる音楽)や映像，電子機器を用いた特異な音楽(演奏)となっていく。

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