sad sad song
– we are writing melancholy texts for saddest melodies.
class in vienna
10, 11, 13 october, class presentation on 14 oct. 2016 during sfd's festival "1,000 tears deep" at literaturhaus
class
"sad sad song – we are writing melancholy texts for saddest melodies."
"a sentimentalist", wrote oscar wilde, "is one who desires to have the luxury of an emotion without paying for it." although we quite like this sardonic quote, we would prefer to introduce a sentence by nick cave for our class: "in order to write heart-melting songs one should be of good mental health".
the class deliberately wants to "move", to produce texts and songs that counter postmodern irony with empathy in minor. part of our parcel: robert burtons "anatomy of melancholy" as well as the big sorrow-ballads from billie holiday to ... stefan remmler?
most beautiful compliment at the end: the audience thinks our songs had been written in the saddest minor keys. but everything is in c-major. strength through melancholia!
poetry language: german. but english is also possible.
dates
12 units.
mon., 10 october: 5 to 9 p.m.
tues., 11 october: 5 to 9 p.m.
thurs., 13. october: 5 to 9 p.m.
venue: vienna poetry school, mariahilfer str. 88a/stiege III/7, 1070 vienna
fri., 14 october 2016: class presentation during the festval "1,000 tears deep"
venue: literaturhaus, zieglergasse 26a, 1070 vienna; free admission
details will follow
limited number of participants!
course fee: 120,- €
>> registration form (pdf - in german)
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2 places are free:
for this class, we offer two free places.
please send your application to: sfd@sfd.at
with:
- text sample(s) (max. 2 pages in total)
- short bio (1 page max.)
deadline: 16 september 2016
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oliver welter
born in klagenfurt, lives in klagenfurt, probably will die in klagenfurt.
musician, composer, songwriter and singer. passable actor and, as of late, bit player and comedian.
several compositions for theatre, cinema and tv movies.
for 25 years touring with his band naked lunch (after william s. burroughs' novel) and producing several records.
www.nakedlunch.de
fritz ostermayer
born 1956.
author, musician, performer, radio broadcaster. studied dramatics and electro-acoustic music. music and culture journalist; since 1981 radio editor with orf (austrian broadcasting corporation). as a writer hunting through pataphysics, music theory, satire, kitsch-related text production etc.
since 2012 fritz ostermayer is the artistic director of the vienna poetry school.
together, fritz ostermayer and oliver welter are the duo the very pleasure.
(c) ingo pertramer
