The transit will have started before sunrise for those. Toni, du dodl by franz koglmann on venus in transit. Benjamin franklin observed it in the united states, as did explorers mason and dixon at the cape of good hope. Venus begins to cross the suns face during the transit of venus on june 5 as seen from the west side of manhattan in new york. Transits of venus usually take several hours transits of venus are among the rarest of predictable events which happen in astronomy. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Recorded and mixed at the studio, nyc february 11th and 12th 2001 all compositions by franz koglmann akm, except track 1 by harry ruby herbert stothart bert kalmar harms inc.
A transit of venus across the sun takes place when the planet venus passes directly between the sun and the earth, obscuring a small portion of the suns disc. On june 56 2012, sdo collected images of the rarest predictable solar eventthe transit of venus across the face of the sun. During the transit, the silhouette of mercury was visible by day as the innermost planet passed directly between the earth and the sun. It is the story of two australian sisters, caroline and grace bell, who emigrate to england in the 1950s. This book is an engaging retelling of the story for a popular audience. During a transit, venus can be seen from earth as a. Some books and articles have gone as far as to use what is jazz. This was the transit of venus which included an expedition led by captain james cook and was the first known european expedition to land on the east coast of australia. Transits of venus and mercury as muses william tobin.
And id assumed a northern city would be him failing, and returning to his roots in england. The socalled transit of venus began at about 0620 bst 0520 gmt with the planets tiny black disc edging over the bright limb of our star. In a matter of hours, lucky observers with clear skies will be able to watch venus pass in front of the sun. The eastern and central portion of australia is very well placed to observe this transit as it is one of the few countries from where the entire transit will be visible. From the mid70s through the mid80s, he was a member of the.
Austrian trumpeter franz koglmann 1947 debuted in the 1970s. Dec 08, 2009 hazzard either makes you work for it like every sentence, but thats part of the joy of the book, or im quite dense. Feb 06, 2020 order food online at transit restaurant, berlin with tripadvisor. The austrian composer also received a second state grant in 1995. Venus transit timetable here is the timetable for the 2012 venus transit. The book charts the highly contentious debates about migrant labor, human rights, multiculturalism, and germany in transit is the first sourcebook to illuminate the countrys transition into a multiethnic societyfrom the arrival of the first guest workers in the mid1950s to the most recent reforms in immigration and citizenship law.
Transit of venus museum of applied arts and sciences. Art and vinyl artist covers and records komposition rene pulfer. His subtle, sophisticated compositions create a set of mirrors that reflect a distinct artistic mean. Once, when she was describing the great fire to me a few years before its publication, shirley remarked, proudly, that it had a happy ending. The previous pair of transits had taken place in 1761 and 1769, and the next pair would not take place until 2004 and 2012. During the transit in 2012, venus was visible from earth as a small dot against the suns disk. An awardwinning composer, koglmann has performed or recorded with a variety of musicians, including lee konitz, paul bley, bill dixon, georg grawe, andrea centazzo, theo jorgensmann, wolfgang reisinger, enrico rava, yitzhak yedid, ran blake, john lindberg and many others. Read more about venus transit at the venus transit faq page venus transit 2012. Suppose some observer at point p on earth sees venus cross the suns disk from a to b figure 2 abovetwo figures, front and side.
Aug 02, 2011 this video features the title track from franz s 1991 album on the hatart label, lheure bleue. On wednesday, november 8, 2006, a transit of mercury was visible in the afternoon and evening for much of the north america. This may happen when venus is near to its inferior conjunction. There have been 53 transits of venus across the sun between 2000 b. James cook and the transit of venus science mission directorate. Transits of venus are only possible during early december and early june when venus s orbital nodes pass across the sun. Viennese composer and trumpeter franz koglmann is a wellknown commuter between the arts and modern chamber jazz. Listen to we thought about duke by franz koglmann on deezer. An imaginary play in 12 scenes by franz koglmann 2005 lets make love. Franz koglmann born 1947 is an austrian jazz composer. It is a syzygy and a partial occultation of the sun. Orphaned while young by their parents deaths in a sydney harbour ferry sinking, the sisters have been raised by their older halfsister dora. History says that jeremiah horrocks was the first human to ever witness a transit by venus in 1639, but could other more ancient people have also seen it too.
Jan 01, 2007 the book charts the highly contentious debates about migrant labor, human rights, multiculturalism, and germany in transit is the first sourcebook to illuminate the countrys transition into a multiethnic societyfrom the arrival of the first guest workers in the mid1950s to the most recent reforms in immigration and citizenship law. Transit of venus june 8, 2004 for the fist time in more than 100 years, astronomers on planet earth will be able to view a transit of venus. Just be two by five fourth world extraction venus in transit luminous cycles cryptology reconfigurations tin drum stories elements of poetry. A transit of venus across the sun happens when the planet venus goes between the sun and earth. Sep 09, 2009 viennese composer and trumpeter franz koglmann is a wellknown commuter between the arts and modern chamber jazz.
Shop for vinyl, cds and more from franz koglmann at the discogs marketplace. Other plays include vinci, footprints on the moon, beautiful lake winnipeg, and i met a bully on the hill cowritten with martha brooks. His album opiumfor franz came out on pipe records in 1976. When a transit happens, venus can be seen as a small black dot going across the sun. Dec 19, 2016 it won the national book award, as transit had won the national book critics circle award. Transits of venus are among the rarest of predictable celestial phenomena and occur in pairs. Transits show a clear pattern of recurrence at intervals of 8, 121.
Obsessions and lifelong loves permeate maureen hunters transit of venus as the eighteenthcentury astronomer, le gentil, charts the heavens for venus and the realm of his heart for his young fiancee. David fiuczynski born march 5, 1964 is an american contemporary jazz guitarist, best known. But because of the voyage venus and cook are linked. Venus in transit by franz koglmann, released in 2001 on loewenhertz. With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million. I once spent several years digitizing my lp and cd collections, along with those of many friends. Franz koglmann, tony coe, burkhard stangl 1cd hatology 571. In 1972 and 1976, koglmann won the music award of the city of vienna. The transit of venus the books the book club abc tv. Media in category franz albert venus the following 11 files are in this category, out of 11 total. Paul bley, franz koglmann, gary peacock 1cd hatology 674.
Venus in transit is a well written and documented account of previous transits, giving a real flavor of the characters involved and their achievements and disappointments in observing this rare event. In a row paul bley, hans koch, franz koglmann 1cd hatology 649. James cook and the transit of venus science mission. The orbits of mercury and venus lie inside earths orbit, so they are the only planets which can pass between. Most of the recordings of awardwinning modern composer, trumpeter, and flugelhorn player franz koglmann and of his works can be found on the hat labels hat art, hat hut, etc. Before you watch the btn story, make some predictions about what you think the story is about. The phenomenon can be experienced in recurring intervals of 8 years, 121. For the transit of venus on 6th june 2012, venus will take about six and a half hours to travel across the face of the sun. Sten odenwald nasa adnet studying the transit of venus seems like an odd thing to do if you want to figure out the distance of earth from the sun, but a little math will show just how these ideas are linked together logically. Full text of the transit of venus internet archive. Transits of venus through history venus transit of sun. A transit is the passage of a planet across the suns bright disk.
And id assumed a northern city would be him failing, and returning to his roots in england, not a city in sweden. In fact, it might be said that the best reason to watch a transit of venus is history. He performs on both the trumpet and flugelhorn in a variety of contexts, most often within avantgarde jazz and third stream contexts. At this time, the planet can be seen as a small black disk slowly moving in front of the sun. A brief history of the transit of venus technology through time. The phenomenon continued for about six hours, ending around 1224 bst. May 25, 2012 the mathematics of the transit of venus technology through time. A transit occurs when venus reaches conjunction with the sun at or near one of its nodesthe longitude where venus passes through the earths orbital plane the eclipticand appears to pass directly across the sun. The orbits of mercury and venus lie inside earths orbit, so they are the only planets which can pass between earth and sun to produce a transit. In 1986, ingrid karl, the wife of franz koglmann, began publishing books and organizing symposia dedicated to. Commissioned for the 1997 vienna festival, koglmann composed ein heller, lichter, schoner tag.
The transit of venus on june 3, 1769, led to the publication of 400 sightings. Works by franz koglmann were performed at wien modern 1994 in cologne, at major festivals in canada, and at the knitting factory in n. The mathematics of the transit of venus technology through time. Le gentil puts off marrying the young and wilful celeste as he travels around the world in his attempts to plot the course of venus across the sky, only to be undone at every turn by weather. Captain james cook travelled to which place to witness the. Sten odenwald nasa adnet studying the transit of venus seems like an odd thing to do if you want to figure out the distance of earth from the sun, but a. The fate of ted tice in the transit of venus december 8, 2009 12.
The transit of venus 1980 is a shockingly brilliant novel about the transience of love. Bill dixons opium contained the 17minute for franz august 1976 performed by a quintet with two trumpets dixon and koglmann, tenor saxophone, bass alan silva and percussion. Est, though sunset occured before then for many viewers. Browse and buy all jazz recordings featuring franz koglmann trumpet.
This video features the title track from franzs 1991 album on the hatart label, lheure bleue. The transit of venus was released in 1980, the fourth novel by former sydney writer shirley hazzard. The 2012 transit of venus, when the planet venus appeared as a small, dark spot passing across the face of the sun, began at 22. On june 56, 2012, venus is due to cross the face of the sun again. Franz koglmann, venus in transit between the lines, 2001 franz koglmann, an affair with strauss between the lines, 1999 franz koglmann, make believe between the lines, 1999 franz koglmann, o moon my pinup hathut, 1998. Transit of venus australian broadcasting corporation. Astronomers around the world are training their telescopes on the. May 29, 2012 the transit of venus on june 3, 1769, led to the publication of 400 sightings.
In his latest book, jean meeus is pointing out that venus may be seen as evening and morning star more mathematical astronomy morsels, willmanbell, 2002, isbn 0943396742. While this exciting and rare astronomical even can be see by observers in most of the world, the only north american astronomers who will be able to view this event will be those. In the end, the transit was just a tiny slice of cooks adventure, overshadowed by tahiti and sabotaged by black drops. Solarfiltered telescopes were available for the public to view the transit of mercury on november 8, 2006, from 1. Jun 06, 2012 venus begins to cross the suns face during the transit of venus on june 5 as seen from the west side of manhattan in new york. The rest of the album recorded between december 1975 and november 1976, contains compositions by. Transit follows the lives of two australian orphans, caro and grace bell, who move to england. A transit of venus across the sun takes place when the planet venus passes directly between the sun and a superior planet, becoming visible against and hence obscuring a small portion of the solar disk. Transit of venus are the austrian jazz composer franz koglmann 2001.
Transit of venus simple english wikipedia, the free. Bbc news sciencenature planet venus completes transit. Transits of venus through history venus transit of sun space. A question about the fate of ted tice in shirley hazzards the transit of venus. The motion of venus across the suns disk is due to the combined orbital motions of the two planets. It is the story of two australian sisters, caroline and grace bell, who emigrate to. Order food online at transit restaurant, berlin with tripadvisor. Remembering shirley hazzard and the transit of venus. If venus reaches inferior conjunction at this time, a transit will occur. The rest of the album recorded between december 1975 and november 1976, contains compositions by koglmann and features franz koglmann on flugelhorn.
The planet venus has completed a very rare passage across the face of the sun an event not witnessed since 1882. The 1874 transit of venus, which took place on 9 december 1874 01. Maureen lives in winnipeg, where she is currently at work on a new play, wild mouth, set in saskatchewan in 1917, and a libretto of transit of venus for manitoba opera. On june 8, 2004, venus will appear to travel across the face of the sun. Though koglmann s erudite compositions have a new york tinge on the resulting album, venus in transit, koglmann s fourth cd for between the lines the frankfurtbased label for which he also serves as artistic director, the arch european sensibility he has refined since the early 70s is far from obscured.
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