Harald Muenz ˈhaːʁalt mʏnt͡s Cologne Harald Muenz (he/him) is a German-Italian transdisciplinary artist realising instrumental & vocal, peformative and radiophonic works with an artistic focus on phonetic composition & Ars Acustica. Harald's compositions have been commissioned by Ensembles Mosaik, auditivvokal, hand werk, Apartment House, Modern, musikfabrik; by radio stations such as Hessischer Rundfunk, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, BBC, Deutschlandfunk, DLF Kultur, among others. Harald's works have been performed and broadcast internationally and have been documented on several CDs (portrait CD nearly-fast with Ensemble Mosaik at Coviello). Frequent collaborations with experimental poets (Florian Neuner, Mathias Traxler, Cristian Forte, Christian Filips, Roža Domašcyna, among others) On the VR platform Second Life, Harald (aka Cuirec d’Erc) has realised several interactive sound installations and has been a member of the Avatar Orchestra Metaverse (aom) since 2017. Harald is also active as a multilingual speech performer (trio sprechbohrer), author and lecturer. Harald's music has been occasionally described by others as ‘worldly,’ ‘non-conformist,’ or ‘provocative.’ https://haraldmuenz.carrd.co/ Work list on http://composers21.com/compdocs/muenzh.htm Artist residencies 1996 Künstlerhaus Schloß Wiepersdorf (Brandenburg/Germany) 2000 Villa Aurora (Los Angeles/USA) 2021 Künstlerhof Schreyahn (Niedersachsen/Germany) 2023 Atelier Galata (Istanbul/Turkey) Studies Composition at Music Universities in Cologne (J. Fritsch, K. Meyer, C. Barlow) and Stuttgart (H. Lachenmann) PhD in Composition from Brunel University London (J. Croft) Phonetics at Cologne University’s Institute for Linguistics (G. Heike, G. Sachse) „Cleaning the House“ Workshop by the Marina Abramović Institute Teaching 2001-2005 Lecturer for Aesthetic Phonetics, Institute for Linguistics, University of Cologne (part-time) 2006-11 Artistic Director of Musikhochschule Lübeck's Studio for Electronic Music (part-time) 2005-16 Lecturer in Composition Brunel University London (full-time permanent) 2016 Decision to work as a full-time freelance composer again 2017-22 current Lecturer at International Ensemble Modern Academy Frankfurt/M. (IEMA; part-time) Legal Disclaimer: „Es gelten die Vorschriften des deutschen Urheberrechts in seiner jeweiligen Fassung. Alle Rechte der Urheber an den geschützten Werken, die auf der Website enthalten sind, bleiben vorbehalten. Ohne ausdrückliche Genehmigung durch die GEMA darf eine weitergehende Nutzung der Werke, über das Anhören der eingestellten Musikwerke hinaus, nicht erfolgen.“ Harald Muenz’s tracks schönes klavierstück (2006; Ian Pace - piano; live recording) by Harald Muenz published on 2015-06-20T06:37:16Z allo studio con Nicola (2014/2023 arranged for voice & 31-tone organ by Ere Lievonen) by Harald Muenz published on 2024-02-04T09:24:50Z sounzrodriguAIx. maitekkno en cinq parties (radiophonic composition; 2022-23) by Harald Muenz published on 2023-12-24T11:40:55Z BeethovEnBloc. Tonbandkomposition mit den 37 Sätzen der 9 Symphonien Ludwig van Beethovens by Harald Muenz published on 2018-08-25T07:05:18Z … meanwhile, in another life … (2021) by Harald Muenz published on 2022-02-20T13:49:31Z 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 [ˈpʰeɾsu]. Melodrammetto per soprano e pianoforte (2021, live recording WP) by Harald Muenz published on 2021-12-21T15:31:23Z VAGES unter LAS die/der VEGAS decke (2010), 3) from "Das Zungenbuch" by Harald Muenz published on 2020-07-11T13:55:15Z Im Merzen am Rheine - zweisilbig parallel (2016), 5) from "Das Zungenbuch" by Harald Muenz published on 2020-07-11T13:50:40Z ...und dann Ist mir donaueschingen dazwischengekommen (2007), 1) from "Das Zungenbuch" by Harald Muenz published on 2020-07-11T13:46:29Z
schönes klavierstück (2006; Ian Pace - piano; live recording) by Harald Muenz published on 2015-06-20T06:37:16Z
allo studio con Nicola (2014/2023 arranged for voice & 31-tone organ by Ere Lievonen) by Harald Muenz published on 2024-02-04T09:24:50Z
sounzrodriguAIx. maitekkno en cinq parties (radiophonic composition; 2022-23) by Harald Muenz published on 2023-12-24T11:40:55Z
BeethovEnBloc. Tonbandkomposition mit den 37 Sätzen der 9 Symphonien Ludwig van Beethovens by Harald Muenz published on 2018-08-25T07:05:18Z
𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 [ˈpʰeɾsu]. Melodrammetto per soprano e pianoforte (2021, live recording WP) by Harald Muenz published on 2021-12-21T15:31:23Z
VAGES unter LAS die/der VEGAS decke (2010), 3) from "Das Zungenbuch" by Harald Muenz published on 2020-07-11T13:55:15Z
Im Merzen am Rheine - zweisilbig parallel (2016), 5) from "Das Zungenbuch" by Harald Muenz published on 2020-07-11T13:50:40Z
...und dann Ist mir donaueschingen dazwischengekommen (2007), 1) from "Das Zungenbuch" by Harald Muenz published on 2020-07-11T13:46:29Z