The Black Forest (, ) is a wooded mountain range in Baden-Württemberg, southwestern Germany. It is bordered by the Rhine valley to the west and south. The highest peak is the Feldberg with an elevation of 1,493 metres (4,898 ft). The region is almost rectangular with a length of and breadth of . Hence it has an area of approximately . The name ''Schwarzwald'', i.e. Black Forest, goes back to the Romans who referred to the thickly forested mountains there as ''Silva Nigra'', i.e. "Black Forest," because the dense growth of conifers in the forest blocked out most of the light inside the forest.

Geology

The Black Forest consists of a cover of sandstone on top of a core of gneiss and granites. Formerly it shared tectonic evolution with the nearby Vosges Mountains. Later during the Middle Eocene a rifting period affected the area and caused formation of the Rhine graben. During the last glacial period of the Würm glaciation, the Black Forest was covered by glaciers; several tarns (or lakes) such as the Mummelsee are remains of this period.

Rivers

Rivers in the Black Forest include the Danube (which originates in the Black Forest as the confluence of the Brigach and Breg rivers), the Enz, the Kinzig, the Murg, the Nagold, the Neckar, the Rench, and the Wiese. The Black Forest is part of the continental divide between the Atlantic Ocean drainage basin (drained by the Rhine) and the Black Sea drainage basin (drained by the Danube).

List of highest mountains

Feldberg () Herzogenhorn () Belchen () Spiesshorn () Schauinsland () Kandel () Hochblauen () Hornisgrinde ()

Political

Administratively, the Black Forest belongs completely to the state of Baden-Württemberg and comprises the city of Pforzheim as well as the following districts (''Kreise''). In the north: Enz, Rastatt and Calw; in the middle: Freudenstadt, Ortenaukreis and Rottweil; in the south: Emmendingen, Schwarzwald-Baar, Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Lörrach and Waldshut.

Ecology and economy

The forest mostly consists of pines and firs, some of which are grown in commercial monoculture. Similar to other forested regions, the Black Forest has had areas that were decimated by mass logging. Due to logging and land use changes the forest proper is only a fraction of its original size. The storm Lothar downed trees on hundreds of acres of mountaintops in 1999. This left some of the high peaks and scenic hills bare, with only primary growth shrubs and young fir trees.

The main industry is tourism. In addition to the towns and monuments noted below, the Black Forest is crossed by numerous long distance footpaths, including some of the first to be established. The European long-distance path E1 crosses the Black Forest following the routes of some of the local long-distance paths. There are numerous shorter paths suitable for day walks, as well as mountain biking and cross-country skiing trails. The total network of tracks amounts to around , and is maintained and overseen by a voluntary body, the ''Schwarzwaldverein'' (Black Forest Society), which has around 90,000 members (figures from Bremke, 1999, p. 9).

Points of interest

There are many old towns in the Black Forest. Popular tourist destinations include Freiburg, Calw (the birth town of Hermann Hesse), Gengenbach, Staufen, Schiltach, Haslach and Altensteig. Other popular destinations include such mountains as the Feldberg, the Belchen, the Kandel, and the Schauinsland; the Titisee and Schluchsee lakes; the All Saints Waterfalls; the Triberg Waterfalls, not the highest, but the most famous waterfalls in Germany; and the gorge of the River Wutach.

The Schwarzwälder Freilichtmuseum Vogtsbauernhof is an open-air museum that shows the life of sixteenth or seventeenth century farmers in the region, featuring a number of reconstructed Black Forest farms. The German Clock Museum in Furtwangen shows the history of the clock industry and of watchmakers.

For drivers, the main route through the region is the rapid A5 (E35) motorway, but a variety of sign-posted scenic routes such as the Schwarzwald-Hochstrasse (, Baden-Baden to Freudenstadt), Schwarzwald Tälerstrasse (, the Murg and Kinzig valleys) or Badische Weinstrasse (Baden Wine Street, , a wine route from Baden-Baden to Weil am Rhein) offers calmer driving along high roads. The last is a picturesque trip starting in the south of the Black Forest going north and includes numerous old wineries and tiny villages. Another, more specialized route is the 'Deutsche Uhrenstraße' ("German Clock Road"), a circular route which traces the horological history of the region.

Due to the rich mining history dating from medieval times (the Black Forest was one of the most important mining regions of Europe circa 1100) there are many mines re-opened to the public. Such mines may be visited in the Kinzig valley, the Suggental, the Muenster valley, and around Todtmoos.

The Black Forest was visited on several occasions by Count Otto von Bismarck during his rule 1873-1890. Allegedly, he especially was interested in the Triberg Waterfalls. There is now a monument in Triberg dedicated to Bismarck, who apparently enjoyed the tranquility of the region, which was lacking at his residence in Berlin.

Fauna

In addition to the expected kinds of wildlife to be found in a European forest area, the following types of animals may be observed in the Black Forest. Some of these animals include

Cattle: The Black Forest cattle belong to the rare breed of "Hinterwälderberg" cattle

The giant earthworm ''Lumbricus badensis'' is found only in the Black Forest region

''Black Forest Foxes'' are a breed of horse, previously indispensable for heavy field work

Eagles and owls can be seen at close range

Culture

Dialects spoken in the Black Forest area are Alemannic and Swabian.

Fasnet

The German holiday of Fastnacht, or Fasnet, as it is known in the Black Forest region, occurs in the time leading up to Lent. On Rosenmontag, or the Monday before Ash Wednesday, crowds of people line the streets, wearing masks. One prominent style of mask is called the Black Forest Style, originating from the Black Forest Region.

Crafts

Wood-carving is a traditional cottage industry in the region and carved ornaments now are produced in substantial numbers as souvenirs for tourists. Cuckoo clocks are a popular example; they have been made in the region since the early eighteenth century and much of their development occurred there.

Culinary

Black Forest ham originated from this region, and so, by name and reputation at least, did the Black Forest Cake. It also is known as the "Black Forest Cherry Cake" or "Black Forest Gateau" and is made with chocolate cake, cream, sour cherries and Kirsch. The Black Forest variety of ''Flammkuchen'' is a Badisch specialty made with ham, cheese and cream. ''Pfannkuchen'', a crêpe or crêpe-like (''Eierkuchen'' or ''Palatschinken'') pastry, is also common. The Black Forest is also known for its long tradition in gourmet cuisine. No less than 17 Michelin starred restaurants are located in the region, among them two restaurants with 3 stars (Restaurants Bareiss and Schwarzwaldstube in Baiersbronn) as well as the only restaurant in Germany that has been awarded a Michelin star every year since 1966. At Schwarzwald Hotel Adler in Häusern, three generations of chefs from the same family have defended the award from the first year the Michelin guide selected restaurants in Germany until today.

Gallery

See also

Hercynian Forest

Deutsches Uhrenmuseum

List of world's largest cuckoo clocks

Notes

References

Bremke, N. (1999). ''Schwarzwald quer''. Karlsruhe: Braun. ISBN 3-7650-8228-7

Lamparski, F. (1985). Der Einfluß der Regenwurmart Lumbricus badensis auf Waldböden im Südschwarzwald. ''Schriftenreihe des Institut für Bodenkunde und Waldernährungslehre der Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg i. Br., 15''. ISSN 0344-2691. English summary

German Wikipedia "Pfannkuchen" disambiguation

Barnes, K. J. (2007). ''A Rough Passage: Memories of an Empire''

External links

Tourist Info

Information on Black Forest Clocks

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Coordinates	33°55′31″N18°25′26″N
name	In the Woods
author	Tana French
country	Ireland
language	English
series	Cassie Maddox
genre	Mystery
publisher	Viking Adult
pub date	2007-05-17
media type	Print (Hardcover)
pages	429pp
isbn	978-0670038602
dewey	823/.92 22
congress	PR6106.R457 I52 2007
oclc	191864570
followed by	The Likeness: A Novel }}

''In the Woods'' is a 2007 mystery novel by Tana French.

Twenty years prior to the novel's events, twelve year-old Adam and his two best friends failed to come home from a trip into the familiar woods bordering their Irish housing estate. In the present day, Detective Rob [Adam] Ryan claims that the twin disappearances of his friends and his memory of that afternoon have not had any real effect on his psyche. Though the novel centers on an investigation by Ryan and his partner, Cassie Maddox, into the murder of a twelve year-old girl in those same woods, it is the long-ago disappearances which provides the main psychological thrust of the novel. The novel won the 2008 Edgar Award for Best First Novel By An American Author.

French's second novel, The Likeness, was published in 2008. It continues with Cassie Maddox and mentions Adam (Rob) Ryan only peripherally. On July 13, 2010, French's third novel, Faithful Place, was published. The novel is narrated by Frank Mackey, who appeared in French's second novel, The Likeness. French's fourth novel, Broken Harbour featuring "Scorcher" Kennedy as the narrator, will be published on March 29, 2012. Scorcher appears in French's third novel, Faithful Place.

References

Category:2007 novels Category:Mystery novels Category:Edgar Award winning works

Coordinates	33°55′31″N18°25′26″N
name	Vanessa Daou
born	October 4, 1967St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
genre	Electronica, acid jazz, nu jazz, trip hop, pop, spoken word, Electronic dance music, jazz, dance pop, house, trance, chill out, eurodance, downtempo, ambient music|ambient]],
occupation	Singer, songwriter, poet, visual artist, dancer
years active	1990–present
labels	Columbia Records, Tribal Records, Lotus Records, MCA, DaouMusic, Oxygen Music Works, EMI France
associated acts	The Daou, Vandal
website	www.vanessadaou.com
background	solo_singer }}

Vanessa Daou (born October 4, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, poet, visual artist and dancer. Most notably a musician, her work is known among electronica, nu jazz and trip hop circles for her trademark spoken word and aspirated singing style as well as its erotic and literary subtexts.

Formative years

Daou was born and spent her early childhood in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, relocating in 1984 to attend boarding school in Massachusetts. As a young adult, she attended Vassar College for two years and spent several years in New York City's Hell's Kitchen area before earning a scholarship to study dance at Columbia University. There, she would train with choreographer Eric Hawkins and explore visual art with Barry Moser and poetry with Kenneth Koch, whom she cites as having sparked her interest in spoken word. Daou ultimately graduated cum laude with a visual arts and art history degree from Barnard College/Columbia and frequently appeared in her senior year at Postcrypt Coffeehouse, the university's on-campus poetry lounge.

Early recordings

While still a student, Daou began her career recording for NuGroove Records, one of New York's seminal underground electronica labels. Demos that Daou had recorded with new husband/producer/musical collaborator Peter Daou (a nephew of novelist Erica Jong) caught the attention of two NuGroove DJs, and they invited her to provide guest vocals on a developing track. The experiment led to the label's top-selling single "It Could Not Happen," which later was released on Network Records in the United Kingdom. The Daous also performed as "Vandal" at Los Angeles' Stranger Than Fiction rave at the Shrine Auditorium in 1990.

''Head Music''

Daou's underground success brought her to the attention of Columbia Records, which signed her to a seven-album record deal. Vanessa, along with a five-piece band including Peter Daou on keyboards, released ''Head Music'' as The Daou in 1992. An airy fusion of rock, jazz and funk, ''Head Music'' enjoyed moderate success and received praiseworthy reviews in the New York Times Sunday Arts & Leisure section and CREAM and ''Billboard'' magazines. The album's first single "Surrender Yourself" was remixed by Danny Tenaglia and reached #1 on Billboard's Dance Chart. Creative disagreements with Columbia would see Vanessa negotiate out of her contract and subsequently release ''Head Music's'' next two singles for the independent Tribal Records.

MCA years

''Zipless''

In 1994 Daou, now billed as a solo act, recorded ''Zipless'', a sexually-charged collection of pieces inspired by the work of husband Peter's aunt, the poet/novelist Erica Jong. A slight stylistic evolution from ''Head Music,'' ''Zipless'' employed a somewhat more synthesized sound and introduced Daou's foray into recorded spoken word. The Daous released ''Zipless'' on their own label, Lotus Records. The album quickly established a cult following and attracted the attention of Bob Krasnow, the music A&R; executive whose artist signings include Anita Baker, Björk, Natalie Merchant and Metallica. Krasnow signed Vanessa to his fledgling MCA Records subsidiary Krasnow Entertainment and re-released ''Zipless'' in 1995.

''Zipless'' garnered favorable international press, with features and reviews in TIME, Billboard Spotlight Review, Bikini, Vibe, Wire, Mix Mag, URB, the Toronto Star and Le Monde magazines, among other publications. The first single, "Near the Black Forest," was featured in heavy rotation on VH1 and, along with followup single "Sunday Afternoons," enjoyed moderate radio rotation. Daou toured nationally with New York rapper Guru and his hip hop-jazz fusion project Jazzmatazz, playing at venues such as L.A.'s House of Blues and Bimbo's 365 Club in San Francisco.

''Slow To Burn''

In 1995 MCA underwent significant management changes, at which time the company faltered on the momentum that had been building for several months around ''Zipless.'' Vanessa recorded a sophomore solo album, Slow To Burn, and released it in the Fall of that year. With each song a vignette inspired by the biographies of such celebrated female artisans as Billie Holiday, Gertrude Stein and Frida Kahlo, Slow To Burn enjoyed moderate to heavy smooth jazz format radio play with its first single "Two to Tango." It was featured in reviews in VIBE, URB, Billboard, Curve, and Cover magazines. Two to Tango was remixed by Danny Tenaglia and reached the top of Billboard's Dance Chart, remaining at #1 for three weeks. It was featured in the Matthew Perry film ''Fools Rush In.'' Two other songs from the album,"If I Could (What I Would Do For You)" and "How Do You Feel?," were featured in the films ''An American Werewolf in Paris'' and ''Idle Hands,'' respectively.

In the winter of 1996 Seagram took over MCA and Doug Morris, a reputed adversary of Bob Krasnow, became president of the record label. Krasnow soon retired and folded his namesake label. Daou chose to leave as well, and negotiated out of her contract with MCA.

A return to the indie world

''Plutonium Glow''

Over the next couple years Daou again chose to release her records independently. With some support from Benny Medina/Handprint Entertainment, she released 1997's dancy, cosmic exploration-themed ''Plutonium Glow,'' on her own DaouMusic label. The project was one of the earliest albums by a former major-label artist to be marketed and sold on the internet. The online release was followed by a 1998 UK re-release by independent international distributor Oxygen Music Works. This latter version featured an alternate song sequencing and a new track, "Alive," in place of "Visions of You."

Artwork from the ''Plutonium Glow'' era was showcased in an exhibit called "Plutonium Show" at Untitled (SPACE) Gallery in New Haven, Conn. A piece from the show entitled "Music Box" subsequently went on for display at a National Arts Club student exhibition, securing the Jeffrey Seyfert Memorial Prize.

''Dear John Coltrane''

In 1999, Daou released ''Dear John Coltrane'' on the Oxygen imprint. Somewhat more heady and nostalgic in the vein of ''Slow to Burn'' than danceable like ''Plutonium Glow,'' the homage to the legendary jazz saxophonist met with warm reception by fans, but sparse marketing, press, club and radio support.

''Make You Love''

Daou's next album ''Make You Love'', inspired by the travails of a girlfriend living in Paris, was co-released in 2000 on Daou's own label imprint and EMI in France. Generally positive reviews for Make You Love were featured in Le Monde, Elle, Magic, and Billbard Spotlight Review, and many critics received the album as Daou's most pop-oriented. The album's song "Julliette" was used in a scene for U.S. television series Dawson's Creek; the single "A Little Bit of Pain" was used in Lifetime TV movie ''Sex, Lies and Obsession;'' and in the fall of 2000 Daou promoted the project as guest on a seven-week concert tour of France by pop vocalist Etienne Daho. The song "Make Believe" from ''Plutonium Glow'' was re-recorded as a duet with Daho for his ''Corps et armes'' album.

Hiatus and return

On the heels of ''Make You Love,'' Daou would take a seven-year hiatus from releasing new material. Her catalog was tapped for various music compilations and for the soundtrack to 2005 French film ''Lila Says,'' but Daou would devote this time largely to visual arts, writing and academic pursuits.

''Joe Sent Me''

In 2007, Daou announced on her official website that some of her work during this time was being compiled for an upcoming multimedia project, introduced under the working title ''Then, at Midnight.'' The project, ostensibly a new music album with related graphical content, ultimately would undergo a name change to ''Joe Sent Me,'' a nod to the popular U.S. Prohibition-era password to enter red-light district clubs.

Several pivotal moments during Daou's hiatus would shape her new output—the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack on New York, where she remains a resident; an apparent split in 2004 from husband Peter; and inspiring travel experiences among them.

Daou says of the project:

The Idea behind ''Joe Sent Me'' was inspired by a recent walk in New York City's Times Square, and my memory of a trip I made to Barcelona in 2006. What I remember most about the city was its uniquely dynamic and vibrant clash of the myriad sounds of the Spanish language, the co-mingling of its cultures and countries....I've created Joe Sent Me to reflect the way my mind reconstructs my memory of Barcelona.... the aim is to break down each poem into its component parts: word/page, sound/mouth, structure/form, rhythm/repetition, reader/interpreter, eye/viewer, meaning/intonation, imagination/interpretation.

On May 19, 2008, audio clips, lyrics and interactive graphic content heralding ''Joe Sent Me'' premiered on the website for the Barcelona Poetry Symposium. The material thereafter became available on Daou's own site, and the album itself was released in November 2008 via Daou's online marketplace, daourecords.com. In May 2009, a program of original dances based on the music of ''Joe Sent Me'' debuted at Mercer County Community College's Kelsey Theatre, performed by the school's Mercer Dance Ensemble.

''Love Among the Shadowed Thing''

On Jan. 31, 2010, a collection of four tone poems from Daou, collectively titled ''Love Among the Shadowed Things'', debuted on the seasonal ''Weird Tales for Winter'' segment of Jonny Mugwump & The Exotic Pylon, an experimental radio series broadcasting on London's community radio/Radio Art-format Resonance 104.4 FM.

Composed around the themes "Dream," "Snow," "Shadow" and "Night," the poems that comprise ''Love Among the Shadowed Things'' are stream-of-consciousness collages of spoken word, sparse free jazz accompaniment and thickly layered sound effects. Daou describes this aural meditation on a particular December night as a juxtapositioning of things "secular and temporal ... familiar ... mystifying ... universal and eternal Edwin Posse blessing."

Discography

Albums

''Head Music'' (with The Daou) - 1992

''Zipless'' - 1994

''Slow to Burn'' - 1995

''Plutonium Glow'' - 1997/1998 (two releases)

''Dear John Coltrane'' - 1999

''Make You Love'' - 2000

''Joe Sent Me'' - 2008

Singles

Near The Black Forest

Sunday Afternoons

Two To Tango

How Do You Feel

A Little Bit Of Pain

See also

''Acid Jazz

''Fusion

References

External links

Vanessa Daou Official Site

Vanessa Daou interview at allaboutjazz.com

Interview of Vanessa Daou in french, november 2007

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Horst Jankowski (January 30, 1936 – June 29, 1998) was a classically trained German pianist, most famous for his internationally successful easy listening music.

Biography

Born in Berlin, Jankowski studied at the Berlin Music Conservatory and played jazz in Germany in the 1950s, serving as bandleader for singer Caterina Valente. Jankowski's fame as a composer of easy listening pop peaked in 1965 with his tune "Eine Schwarzwaldfahrt", released in English as "A Walk in the Black Forest". The tune became a pop hit, reaching #1 on the US easy listening chart, #12 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and #3 on the UK Singles Chart. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. The track was featured on the BBC's review of the 1960s music scene, ''Pop Go The Sixties'', broadcast on BBC One and ZDF, on January 1, 1970. ''The Genius of Jankowski'' album, released in 1965, was also a million seller.

The instrumental tune was covered by many artists including Herb Alpert and Peter Nero.

Jankowski went on to score a string of successful albums, but moved on in the 1970s to concentrate more on jazz, including covers of pop and rock hits. Between 1989 and 1994 Jankowski composed and performed easy listening music for Sonoton, Germany.

Jankowski died of lung cancer in 1998, at the age of 62.

Discography

''Traumklang und Rhythmus'' (1965; Mercury Records)

''Encore'' (1965; Mercury Records)

''The Genius of Jankowski'' (1965; Mercury Records) US #18

''More Genius of Jankowski'' (1966; Mercury Records) US #65

''Sing mit Horst'' (1966; Mercury Records)

''Still More Genius of Jankowski'' (1967; Mercury Records) US #107

''The Horst Jankowski Scene'' (1967; Mercury Records)

''And We Got Love'' (1967; Mercury Records)

''Baby, But Grand'' (1967; Mercury Records)

''So What's New?'' (1968; Mercury Records)

''Play Some More, lieber Horst'' (1968; Mercury Records)

''The Many Moods of Jankowski'' (1968; Mercury Records)

''Piano Affairs'' (1968; Mercury Records)

''Jankowski Plays Jankowski'' (1969; Mercury Records)

''Jankowski Meets Beethoven'' (1969, Mercury Records)

''A Walk in the Evergreens'' (1969; Mercury Records)

''Piano on the Rocks'' (1970; Mercury Records)

''Jankowskingsize – For Nightpeople Only'' (1970; MPS)

''Jankowskinetik'' (1970; MSP)

''Jankowskeynotes'' (1970; MPS)

''Follow Me'' (1972; Intercord)

''International'' (1973; Intercord)

''Jankowskyline'' (1973; Intercord)

''Happy Blue Piano'' (1982; Sonoton / Intersound)

''The Best of Mr. Black Forest'' (1989; Sonoton / Intersound)

''Piano Interlude'' (1994; Sonoton / Intersound)

''Black Forest Explosion!'' (1997; Motor Music)

''Eine Schwarzwaldfahrt'' (1998; Mercury Records)

''Jankowskinetik'' (2003; Universal)

''Jankowskeynotes'' (2004; Universal)

See also

List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart

References

External links

Detailed information on Horst Jankowski

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