Hubert Bognermayr (6 April 1948 – 17 March 1999), was an Austrian composer and pioneer of electronic music. Born in

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, Bognermayr was one of the founders of the

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festival in 1979. He was also founding member of the Austrian rock band Eela Craig, and founder of the Blue Chip Orchestra. Starting from 1973 he held many live performances in opera houses and on classical festivals, some even premiered live on TV. At these occasions he often collaborated with well-known orchestras (e.g. Zurich, Vienna Festival, Hamburg State Opera, Salzburg). For

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he created sound effects for use in opera productions (e.g. electronic bells in Parsifal, Salzburg 1980). One early noteworthy production was the album 'Missa Universalis' (with Eela Craig, 1978). It was a concept album with complete music and texts for a Christian mass. Composition style was similar to

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, but using elements of modern Rock music and electronic music. It premiered highly acclaimed during the

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. Together with Harald Zuschrader he composed the work '' Erdenklang - computerakustische Klangsinfonie'' (''Sound of Earth - computer acoustic sound symphony''). It was performed entirely on the

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, and premiered during the Ars Electronica 1982, using five musical computers live on stage, together with a ballet. The LP featured enthusiastic liner notes by

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, stating: In 1984,

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noticed the ongoing success of the Erdenklang album and contacted him to help in sound programming for the

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tour.

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Ars electronica - history
(with links to history, founders and Bognermayr bio) {{DEFAULTSORT:Bognermayr, Hubert 1948 births 1999 deaths Austrian male composers Austrian composers 20th-century Austrian composers 20th-century Austrian male musicians Composers from Linz