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Was that an acoustic guitar? A harp? Well, for this New Sounds, everything comes from the zither (and digital delays) when the Austrian bassoonist/composer Christof Dienz performs live in the WNYC studio. Dienz was a bassoon player for the Vienna Opera Orchestra and composed most music for his genre-defying band ensemble "Die Knödel." For this project, he samples little specks of noise or short melodies from an electric zither which he thump or strums with a tuning fork, a glass slide, wooden sticks, his hands or paper clips. The result is rhythmic soundfields of beaten string layers. You’ve got to hear it! Oh yes, and much more.

PROGRAM # 2551, with Christof Dienz (First aired on Wed. 5/24/06)

ARTIST(S)	RECORDING	CUT(S)	SOURCE
Christof Dienz	Zithered	From Tak Till Dawn [5:30]	Geco #275 www.dienz.at www.hoanzl.at
Die Knödel	NS Live, Merkin Hall, Jan. 12, 1995	In Die Ribisl [3:00] Vielfacher [2:00] Knödelpolka [2:30]	All appear on the CD “Overcooked Tyroleans,” on Koch Records #7908, now out of print. Try Amazon.com* or download it from www.emusic.com
Christof Dienz	Live	Tapping To Hell [4:00] Das Bing [3:00]	Both from the CD “Zithered,” see above.
Christof Dienz	Zithered	Das Bong [3:00]	See above.
Christof Dienz	Live	Seelenbaumel [5:00]	Also on “Zithered,” see above.
Die Knödel	NSL, Merkin Hall, 1-12-95	Jetpolka [3:00] Kein Boarischer [2:30]	See above.

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