Carola Bauckholt (born 21 August 1959) is a German composer. She was born in

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. She worked at the Marienplatz Theater in Krefeld and studied music with

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at the Cologne College of Music and Dance from 1978–84. Bauckholt in 1985 co-founded Thürmchen Verlag (literally, "Turret Publications"), a publisher of experimental music in

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, and in 1991 co-founded the affiliated Thürmchen ensemble, also in Cologne. In 1990-91, she attended the

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on scholarship, in 1992 the Schreyahn Artists' Colony in

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and in 1997 the

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Honors and awards

* Young Composers of

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Today * Bernd Alois Zimmermann Scholarship from the City of

(1986) * Chosen for

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(1987) * Cologne-

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Exchange (1989) *

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Competition (1989) *

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Competition (

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1992/3) * GEDOK (Federation of erman & Austrian femaleArtists' Associations) International Orchestral Competition (1994) *

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Composers' Competition (second prize) * Boswil International Composers' Competition (second prize) * Chosen for Blue Bridge estival?(1996, Dresden) * Chosen for ISCM World Music Days (1996,

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) * Chosen for ISCM World Music Days (1997,

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) * Villa Massimo German Academy in Rome fellowship (1997) * Female Artists' Prize of North Rhine-Westphalia (1998) *

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in experimental composition (2010)

Works

Selected works include: * ''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), premiered at the

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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)

Discography

* ''Klingt Gut'' ( WERGO, 1997) * ''Gesang und Geräusch'' (Timescraper/Deutsche Akademie

Rom, 1998) * ''Alles theatre!'' (

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, 2004) * ''hellhörig ''(Coviello, 2010) * ''Ich muss mit dir reden'' performed by :no:Cikada Ensemble ( :no:2L, 2015) * ''Erbe: Neue Werke Für

Harry Partch Harry Partch (June 24, 1901 – September 3, 1974) was an American composer, music theorist, and creator of unique musical instruments. He composed using scales of unequal intervals in just intonation, and was one of the first 20th-century com ...

Instrumente'' (''Legacy: New Works for Harry Partch Instruments'') performed by :de:Ensemble MusikFabrik; composers

Sampo Haapamäki Sampo Haapamäki (born 3 February 1979) is a Finnish composer. He has won several international composition competitions. Education Haapamäki studied at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki with Tapio Nevanlinna and Veli-Matti Puumala. He has also s ...

Martin Smolka Martin Smolka (born 11 August 1959 in Prague) is a contemporary Czech composer of classical music. Works ;1983 * ''Slzy (Tears)'' ;1985-1988 : ''Hudba hudbička'' (''Music Sweet Music'') for ensemble. ;1988 * ''Music for Retuned Instruments'' ...

, and Carola Bauckholt (WERGO, 2019)

References

External links

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