Musinfo: Composers

Bachmann Leo

(13. 03. 1956)

Bachmann Leo
Heuerberg
Mittlerer Höhenweg 52
CH-8784 Braunwald (GL)
Schweiz

Tel: +41 (0)55 543 02 27

www.leobachmann.ch/

Genre: Classical Music

Professional activity: Composers, Interpreters

Biography

* 13. 03. 1956.

Leo Bachmann is a freelance tubist and composer of adventurous music with the KONTRA-Trio, IGORS, Nadelöhr. He studied at the 'Akademie für Schul- und Kirchenmusik' (Acadamy for School and Church Music, Lucerne), at the Lucerne Conservatory and with Bob Stewart (tuba) in New York.
He produces compositions and improvisation concepts for various scores. He is also the composer and interpreter of 'Palette of Sounds' for tuba solo (CD: Unitrecords UTR 4131). He produces music for stage, film and audio collages.

Work list

Im Einklang (1993)

Instrumentation: for twenty two instruments

Twenty-two instruments over all registers, including two percussion instruments. The repetitive sample, which consists of tones from the overtone series of contra F, is successively layered in strata until it melts into a single sound mesh.

Duration: 5' 00"
Manuscript

Schwarzer Schatten (1993)

Instrumentation: for contrabass saxophone

Uniform quarter tone sequences stumble through a walking-bass-like line. On reaching the end, they loop - this time accompanied by the players voice sung into the instrument - and again stagger through.

Duration: 5' 00"
Manuscript

Uebermässig - Unmässig (1994)

Instrumentation: for contrabass saxophone and string orchestra

Through composed segments alternate with improvised solo parts and free orchestral development. Suitable for a good amateur string orchestra.

Duration: 18' 00"-20' 00"
Manuscript

Triolo (1996)

Conept for improvisation

Instrumentation: for a trio (any score)

Duration: 8' 00"
Manuscript

Tutti - Solo - Tuttolo (1996)

Concept for improvisation

Instrumentation: for 4-8 musicians (any score)

Duration: 10' 00"
Manuscript

Shuffle and Repeat (1996)

Concept for improvisation

Instrumentation: for between three and eight musicians (freely scored) and recording apparatus

Requires a recording apparatus (MD, CD) with 'shuffle' and 'repeat' functions, and a playback apparatus.

Duration: 10' 00"
Manuscript

Tropfenspiel II (1997)

Instrumentation: for contrabass flute, contrabass saxophone and tuba

Repetitive layered samples become quicker, respectively slower.

Duration: 8' 00"
Manuscript

Pythagoreisches Komma (1998)

Instrumentation: for six melodic instruments and percussion with conductor

The six melodic instruments build the most fragile sound framework. Percussionist and conductor have a 'soloistic' function.

Duration: 10' 00"
Manuscript

13.3 Klänge und Pausen zu "Lotterie" (1998)

Instrumentation: 3 CDs

Sound material of the performance 'Lotterie' by Leo Bachmann, Charlotte Hug and Martin Neukom.

Duration: variabel
Manuscript

Multiplex (1999)

Instrumentation: for one wind and/or any size string ensemble plus play-back tape

Play-back is appropriated to each specific ensemble using their own sounds.

Duration: 10' 00"-15' 00"
Manuscript

Lotterie 1, 2, 3 (1999)

Instrumentation: for viola, tuba and 3 CD players

Duration: 20' 00"-70' 00"
Manuscript

Palette of Sounds (1993-2000)

Instrumentation: for tuba solo

This collection of thirteen pieces plays with the tonal possibilities of the instrument. In every movement the individual sounds from the tonal palette of the tuba are added to a sound pattern in a free mix of composition, concept and improvisation. The contrasting individual movements form a whole.
1. Glitter - 2. Second Hand Paint - 3. Black Shadow - 4. Colored Shadow - 5. Dirty - 6. Missing Echo - 7. Pressure - 8. Out of Shape - 9. Red Disc - 10. Out of Balance - 11. Merger - 12. Monochrome - 13. Mixed Colors.

Duration: 50' 00"
Manuscript

Panorama 1-7 (2004)

Sounding concert installation from 12 directions

Instrumentation: for cbflute, cbsax and tuba

Duration: 65' 00"
Manuscript

Jeux Circulaires (2009)

Instrumentation: for contrabass flute, contrabass saxophone, tuba and loud speaker

Duration: 50' 00"
Manuscript

Fantasie I-V (2009)

Instrumentation: for voice and tuba

Duration: 12' 00"
Manuscript

Marked Similarities (2011)

Instrumentation: for cb flute, cb sax, tuba and stereo recorder with water sounds

Duration: 8' 00"
Manuscript

Repertory

Leo Bachmann: Palette of Sounds for tuba solo

Discography

Jeux Circulaires (betweenthelines Nr. BTLCHR 71226, 2010)