Karólína Eiríksdóttir facts for kids
Karólína Eiríksdóttir is a talented Icelandic composer. This means she writes original music.
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About Karólína Eiríksdóttir
Karólína was born in Reykjavík, Iceland, a beautiful country known for its volcanoes and glaciers. When she was a child, she started learning to play the piano.
Later, she decided to study how to compose music. She went to the Reykjavik College of Music in Iceland. She also studied at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, United States. She earned two master's degrees there. One was in music history (1976), and the other was in composition (1978). After her studies, she became a teacher at the College of Music in Reykjavik.
Karólína's music has been played in many different countries. These include France, England, Vienna, Tokyo, the United States, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, and Argentina. She has also helped lead important music groups. For example, she was the chairman of the board for The Iceland Music Information Centre. She also led The Society of Icelandic Composers. Today, she is active on the boards of the Reykjavík Arts Festival and the Iceland Academy of the Arts.
Karólína's Musical Works
Karólína writes music for many different types of performances. She composes for full orchestras, which are large groups of musicians. She also writes music for solo instruments, like a single piano or guitar. Her works also include pieces for smaller groups called chamber ensembles. She even creates computer music and writes operas. An opera is a play where most of the words are sung.
Selected Works by Karólína
Here are some of her well-known musical pieces:
- Nago hair Jag set, an opera
- Man Alive, another opera
- Skuggaleikur, an opera with words by Sjón
- Three Paragraphs for orchestra
- Concerto for clarinet and orchestra (a concerto is a piece for a solo instrument with an orchestra)
- Toccata for orchestra
- Guitar Concerto
- Concerto for two flutes and orchestra
- Na Carenza for mezzo-soprano, oboe, and viola (1993)
- Strenglag (String Tune) for viola and piano (2002)
Recorded Music
Karólína's music has been recorded and released on CDs. This means people can listen to her compositions at home. Some of these recordings include:
- Carolina Eiríksdóttir - Portrait: This CD features several of her works, like Sinfonietta and In Vultur Solis.
- New Orchestral Music: Features her Sinfonietta played by the Iceland Symphony Orchestra.
- New Nordic Chamber Music: Includes her "Six Poems from the Japanese."
- Classico CLASSCD 165 - Dance of the Bacchae: Features her piano piece "Rondo kind."
