The
Composer Slam is a competition, which is inspired by the format of Poetry Slam. Several composers compete with each other in one
evening. Each composer has a certain time frame in which he performs
his self-made composition on stage. The special feature of the idea of the composer slam is the fact that the composers are both creators and performers of their works. The composer has to convince the
audience not only through his piece per se, but also with his performance. The audience acts as the jury and selects the best
composer of the evening.
Unlike
its big brother, Poetry Slam and its spin-offs, such as the Singer
Songwriter Slam and Rap Slam, you won't find any kind of text and
words at a Composer Slam but only instrumental music.
There
are no genres preferred or excluded as long as they comply with the
rules described below. Therefore you'll see many composers with very
different styles and instruments on stage. The most important rules
of the Composer Slam are:
1)
The piece must be composed by the performer
2)
The composition must be performed ALONE by the composer himself
3)
Singing with text is not allowed
4) There is a time limit
4) There is a time limit
Composer Slam - Trailer (only in german. sorry):
Inventor
of the Composer Slam is Simon
Kluth, who organizes and hosts Slams in many different cities
throughout Germany. There are cooperations with festivals and orchestras such as the Music festival Heidelberger Frühling and the
Junge Deutsche Philharmonie.
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