Our Music 2018-19 Wilde Lieder - Marx.Music International call for scores Thank you for your interest. The call for scores has now closed. Download the call for scores as PDF: EnglishGermanFrenchSpanishChineseArabicItalianRussianJapanese Download the terms and conditions and Instrumentation as PDF Download Composer’s guideline for Soprano: Elizabeth Atherton as PDF Download the texts Karl Marx 200 Karl Marx was born in Trier on 5 May 1818. He became a journalist, editing the Rheinische Zeitung in Cologne, which was prohibited by the Prussian censor. Marx and his wife Jenny were forced to leave the country, and he spent the rest of his life in London as a refugee, without nationality or passport. He synthesised economic and philosophical thinking and how they determine our whole way of life. He foresaw how inequality of ownership leads inexorably to an inescapable cycle of crises, to globalisation, and to alienation from work. In partnership with Friedrich Engels he wrote the Communist Manifesto, intended to support workers’ movements on an international scale. Enlightening the proletariat about their situation, they felt, would provoke action to gain control over the means of production, finally facilitating truly free work. Karl Marx died in 1883, long before working people anywhere in the world acquired power or states were founded, supposedly, based on his studies. As a student, Marx published his own poems in a collection entitled Wilde Lieder (wild songs); later, he hardly ever wrote about aesthetics, but generations of artists would engage with how they could contribute to the advance of society. Could music describe his findings? Can it engage with today’s needs? International Call for Scores On the bicentenary of his birth, we invite contributions to commemorate Marx’s legacy through music: choose a quote from Marx’s writings to set to music, capture some essence, reflect on his life and work, their consequences, or their future development. Please visit bcmg.org.uk/wilde-lieder for full details. Prizes will be awarded in three categories: Ensemble of up to six instruments (fl, cl/bcl, pi, perc, vl, vcl) with or without soprano or ensemble of up to fourteen instruments (fl, ob, cl/bcl, bsn, hrn, trp, trb, pi, perc, 11111) with or without baritone, maximum duration 12 minutes Duo of soprano or baritone and one instrument (fl, cl/bcl, trp, perc, vl, vcl), maximum duration 8 minutes Sound art / radiophonic composition: stereophonic, for broadcast on hr2-kultur (Hessischer Rundfunk – Radio Frankfurt, public service radio) and at public performances and installations, maximum duration 10 minutes.Download Composer’s guideline for Soprano: Elizabeth Atherton World premieres will be given on 1 and 2 September 2018 in Trier, and UK premieres in Birmingham. Prizes Prize Ensemble Duo Soundart 1st prize €4,000 €3,000 €1,000 2nd prize €3,000 €2,000 €750 3rd prize €2,000 €1,000 €500 Conditions of entry The jury may at their discretion distribute the prize money otherwise depending on the distribution of submissions; their decision is final and not subject to legal recourse. Prizewinners must be present at the first performance of their works, and are obliged to supply all the necessary materials for performance in the event of their work being selected no more than seven days after being notified of selection, currently scheduled for the third week in July 2018. By accepting the prize money the artist consents to his/her radiophonic soundart piece being broadcast by hr2–kultur (Hessischer Rundfunk–Radio Frankfurt) in any area and for an unlimited period; the association also retains the right to play the work during its public events without being liable to pay a composer’s fee (performances will be, registered with the respective performing rights societies, e.g. GEMA). How to enter Works must be submitted anonymously (identified only by a number corresponding to that on an envelope containing the name, address, telephone number and email address along with a CV and photograph of the composer) and in TRIPLICATE, by postal mail and in digital form, by 29 June 2018, 09.00am (British Summer Time UTC+1) at the latest to: Birmingham Contemporary Music GroupCBSO CentreBerkley StreetBirminghamB1 2LFUnited Kingdom Please mark your envelope: Marx Call for Scores Digital submissions should be sent to: [email protected]. Jury Prof. Julian Anderson Professor of Composition and Composer in Residence, Guildhall School of Music & Drama, London Prof. Carola Bauckholt Professor of Composition with focus on contemporary music theatre, Anton Bruckner Privatuniversität, Linz Prof. Stefan Fricke Redakteur für Neue Musik/ Klangkunst beim Hessischen Rundfunk (hr2-kultur) in Frankfurt am Main Prof. Franz Martin Olbrisch Professor of Composition, Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber, Dresden Celeste Oram New Zealand/ University of California San Diego Stephan Meier Artistic Director, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Birmingham Patronage of the Anniversary Exhibition, Trier Bundespräsident Dr. Frank–Walter Steinmeier Partners Karl Marx Ausstellungsgesellschaft mbH, Trier City of Trier Kammermusikalische Vereinigung Trier Birmingham Contemporary Music Group Hessischer Rundfunk, Frankfurt Organiser Verein zur Förderung des Jubiläumsprogramms des Karl Marx Jahres in Trierc/o Rudolf HahnBreitfeldstr. 45D-66346 Püttlingen Supported by Kulturstiftung des Bundes, Halle / Berlin Stiftung Rheinland-Pfalz für Kultur Terms and Conditions The jury will be judging anonymously, so please ensure that: the composer’s name is removed from the scoreyou check every page to ensure that the composer’s name doesn’t appear, for example as a copyright notice at the bottom of a pageThe filenames of uploaded scores must not include the composer’s nameEntries which identify the composer will be disqualified. The closing date for applications is 29 June 2018 at 09.00am (British Summer Time UTC+1). Please note that it will not be possible for us to return any materials after submission Please send 3 copies of the score by post, along with a covering letter which has your name, address, telephone number and email address, to: Birmingham Contemporary Music GroupCBSO CentreBerkley StreetBirminghamB1 2LFUnited Kingdom Please mark your envelope: Marx Call for Scores Digital submissions should be sent to: [email protected] Instrumentation Options Up to 14 instruments you may select any 14 instruments from the following: FluteOboeClarinet (can double bass clarinet if required)BassoonHornTrumpetTrombonePianoPercussion*Strings (up to 2 violins, 1 viola, 1 cello, 1 double bass). Up to 6 instruments you may select any 6 instruments from the following: FluteClarinet (can double bass clarinet if required)PianoPercussion*1 violin1 cello. *Percussion should be written for one player only and written for the following instruments: Marimba (4.3) Octave A2 – C7Vibraphone 3 Octaves F3 – F6GlockenspielTubular Bells2 Octave Crotales4 TimpaniConcert Bass DrumConcert Tom TomsSnare DrumTenor DrumAssorted CymbalsTam TamMiscellaneous Hand-Held Instruments Manage Cookie Preferences