Carola Bauckholt facts for kids
Carola Bauckholt is a talented German composer. She writes unique and interesting music. Born in 1959, she has created many pieces that have been performed around the world.
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About Carola Bauckholt
Carola Bauckholt was born in Krefeld, West Germany, on August 21, 1959. She became interested in music early on. She worked at the Marienplatz Theater in Krefeld. Later, she studied music at the Cologne College of Music and Dance from 1978 to 1984. Her teacher was a famous composer named Mauricio Kagel.
In 1985, Carola helped start Thürmchen Verlag in Cologne. This company publishes experimental music. In 1991, she also helped create the Thürmchen ensemble, a music group. She received scholarships to study at different art places. These included the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart in 1990-91. She also visited the Schreyahn Artists' Colony in 1992 and the Villa Massimo in Rome in 1997.
Awards and Special Recognition
Carola Bauckholt has received many awards for her music. These awards show how much her work is appreciated. Some of her honors include:
- Young Composers of North Rhine-Westphalia
- The Bernd Alois Zimmermann Scholarship from the City of Cologne (1986)
- Being chosen for the ISCM World Music Days multiple times (1987, 1996, 1997)
- The Cologne-New York Exchange (1989)
- The West German Radio Competition (1989)
- The Carl Maria von Weber Competition in Dresden (1992/3)
- The GEDOK International Orchestral Competition (1994)
- Second prize in the Stuttgart Composers' Competition
- Second prize in the Boswil International Composers' Competition
- The Villa Massimo German Academy in Rome fellowship (1997)
- The Female Artists' Prize of North Rhine-Westphalia (1998)
- The German Music Authors' Prize for experimental composition (2010)
Carola Bauckholt's Musical Works
Carola Bauckholt has composed many different pieces of music. Here are some of her selected works:
- Grave (1982)
- Der gefaltete Blick (1984)
- Das klagende Leid (1985)
- Polizeitrieb (1985)
- Trio (1988/89)
- erinnern vergessen (1989)
- 3 Sätze für Blechbläserquintett (1989)
- Schraubdichtung (1989/90)
- langsamer als ich dachte (1990)
- mehr oder weniger (1991)
- In gewohnter Umgebung I (1991)
- offen und beweglich (1992)
- Geräusche (1992)
- Luftwurzeln (1993)
- Klarinettentrio (1993)
- Streichtrio (1994)
- Pumpe (1994)
- vertraute Rätsel (1995/96)
- Doina (1996)
- Kurbel und Wolke (1997)
- Stachel der Empfindlichkeit (1997/98)
- nein allein (1999/2000)
- Nestwärme (2000)
- Atempause (2000/01)
- streicheln (2001)
- nachts – drei Frauenstimmen im Taxi (2004)
- Vollmond, unter null (2004)
- Gegenwind (2004)
- hellhörig (2004–2007), first performed at the Munich Biennale 2008
- Instinkt (2007)
- Vormittagsspuk (2008)
- Mensch und Tier (2008/2009)
- Myzel (2009)
- Liebeslied (2010)
- Schlammflocke (2010)
- Emil will nicht schlafen … (2010)
- Hirn & Ei (2010/2011)
- ohne worte (2011)
- Lichtung (2011)
- Laufwerk (2011)
- ohne worte zwei (2011)
- Humus (2011)
- Zugvögel (2011/2012)
- Schlammflocke II (2012)
- Kohle, Kreide (2012)
- Stroh (2012/2013)
- Sog (2012/2013)
- Brunnen (2013)
Recordings of Her Music
Many of Carola Bauckholt's musical works have been recorded. These recordings are often called a "discography." Here are some of the albums featuring her music:
- Klingt Gut (WERGO, 1997)
- Gesang und Geräusch (Timescraper/Deutsche Akademie Villa Massimo Rom, 1998)
- Alles theatre! (Stradivarius, 2004)
- hellhörig (Coviello, 2010)
- Ich muss mit dir reden performed by no:Cikada Ensemble (no:2L, 2015)
- Erbe: Neue Werke Für Harry Partch Instrumente (Legacy: New Works for Harry Partch Instruments) performed by de:Ensemble MusikFabrik; with composers Sampo Haapamäki, Martin Smolka, and Carola Bauckholt (WERGO, 2019)
