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For years, stone was Rudolf Fritsche's working material. He came to elicit sounds from it rather by chance. It was a quest that would not let him go. He built several stone instruments, and his lithophone inspired Pierre Boulez. It has not yet gained a foothold in musical life. <\/strong><\/p>\n

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About twelve years ago Rudolf Fritsche<\/a>to explore the sound of different types of stone and build his first percussion instrument. His gramorimba is the only lithophone whose plates are tuned to both the fundamental and overtone. He later added a stone gong and a stone egg to his instrumentarium. He is a sound therapist, arranges pieces and plays gramorimba in duo with flute and in trio with flute and cello. This spring, the last composition by the late Gion Antoni Derungs was premiered by the Collegium Musicum Ostschweiz: In the fairytale castle<\/em>Three scenes for flute, gramorimba and string orchestra, a work commissioned by Rudolf Fritsche.<\/p>\n

Read the interview in the printed edition of the SMZ <\/em>12\/2013<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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