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Armands Strazds (born March 10, 1970 in Riga, Latvia) is a Latvian composer, software developer, education researcher and political activist. He studied composition with Gederts Ramans at the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music and with Friedhelm Döhl at the Lübeck Academy of Music, where he also studied computer music with Dirk Reith.〔Pupa, Guntars (2004)〕 His PhD studies with Frieder Nake at University of Bremen are on theory of signs, and with Atis Kapenieks at Riga Technical University were on new learning technologies. He and Kapenieks have published several papers in the area.〔e.g. A. Strazds, A. Kapenieks, (2007) ("A new automated method of e-learner's satisfaction measurement" ), ''International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning'', Vol. 2, No. 2; B. Zuga, I. Slaidins, A. Kapenieks and A. Strazds (2006) ("M-learning and Mobile Knowledge Management: Similarities and Differences" ), ''International Journal of Computing & Information Sciences'', Vol. 4, No. 2.〕 Armands Strazds is the developer of the algorithmic composition systems, Digital Winds (1995),〔Gourley, David et al. (2002) p. 58.〕 Hymnica (2003) and Suranadira (Heaven's River, 2014). Plays with his music were performed by the National Theater of Latvia (''Bezkaunīgie veči'', 1990 and ''Heda Gablere'', 1991) and The New Riga Theater (''Tālāk'', 2005). Since 1990, many of his compositions for theatre drama, including ''Pulss'' (''Pulse'') and ''Es mīlēju viņu'' (''I loved him'') were broadcast on Latvian national radio.〔(Radio Theatre Repertory Archives ), Latvijas Radio. Accessed 20 September 2008〕 Strazds (together with Modris Tenisons) is the creator of the Zime Project〔(The Zime Project ) Official site. Accessed 20 September 2008〕 which was the central exhibit of the Latvia Pavilion at Expo 2000.〔(Profile ), www.expo2000.de (in German). Accessed 20 September 2008〕 Zimes, from the Latvian word for "sign", are coloured graphic patterns generated by the computer encryption of texts, pictures, or sounds. During the course of Expo 2000, 300,000 visitors to the Latvia Pavilion generated their personal zimes, including the (then) President of Latvia, Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga.〔National Pavilions (98.eu:Expo 2000 ). Accessed 20 September 2008.〕〔(Photographs ) of President Vīķe-Freiberga generating her personal zime. Zime Project Official site. Accessed 20 September 2008.〕 Strazds is founder of the (RTFL think tank ) (2008), and editor of the "Latvia Renewed" economic development program, ISBN 978-9984-49-055-7, Riga 2010. His attempt to found a social-democratic party in Latvia on 15 December 2012 failed.〔(Panorama ) National Television of Latvia, LSM (in Latvian). Accessed 31 Mai 2015〕 Strazds is author of the Golden Book sequence .〔(The Golden Book sequence ) OEIS.org. Accessed 24 October 2014〕〔(The Golden Book's Level Leap Sequence ) OEIS.org. Accessed 31 March 2015〕 ==Selected compositions== *''Elysium'' (an oratorio for five sopranos, two vibraphones, viola and ten violins, 1993, ~30’) - (Listen ) *''Gitanjali'' (an oratorio for soprano, tenor, mixed choir, string orchestra and percussions, 1990, ~50’, CD CR 01 011 94) *''Glasperlenspiel'' (piano and voice, 1989, ~5’) - (Listen ) *''Hexagram'' (a palindrome for chamber orchestra, 1992, ~5’) *''Hymnica'' (computer and synthesizer, 2003) *''Klangbilder nach Brahms'' (film music, produced at the Crea studio, 1997, 40’). *''Laudamus'' (symphony, 1994, ~12’) - (Listen ) *''Prayer'' (an oratorio for three sopranos, three tenors, three choirs, tubular bells, tam-tam, bass drum and cymbals, 1992, ~20’) *''Prime Music'' (for 5 voices, 2013) - (View ) *''Requiem'' (soprano, tenor, bass, double mixed choir and string orchestra, 1991, ~30’) - (Listen ) *''Simple Machines'' (IBM computers, 1994) *''Spirit of the Cities / Geist der Städte'' (film music, 2006, 25’) *''Structure 4'' (string quartet, based on G.M.Koenig’s Projekt 1, 1994, ~3’) *''Studies of Rhythms and Color / Studia numeri et coloris'' (wind quintet, 1994, ~5’) *''Studies of Space / Studia spatii'' (two marimbas, dedicated to the Wooden Art Duo, 1994, ~8’) *''Suranadira'' (endless music for uncountable voices, 1989-2014) *''The Bride'' (music for tape, two digital celli, dedicated to the Leipzig Tanztrio, 1994, ~6’) *''The Prophet / Angels Forever in Flight'' (opera for soprano, tenor, mixed choir and orchestra, 2002, ~90’). *''The Wave'' (sine tones tape, 1993, 12’) *''Vedanta'' (cello, dedicated to Zheng Liu, 1994, ~11’) - (Listen ) *''Vēstules tālajai zvaigznei / Letters to the Distant Star'' (a rock oratorio for soprano, tenor, mixed choir, piano, flute, cello and percussions, 1989, ~50’) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Armands Strazds」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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