Pierre Kolp

Pierre Kolp is a Belgian composer and music pedagogue, born in Cologne (Germany), 23 March 1969.^[1]

With the composers Juan Carlos Tolosa, Francis Ubertelli and David Nuñezañez, he founded in 1995 Black Jackets Company,^[2] International Society of Contemporary Arts benched in Brussels, inside which he is very active with Black Jackets Composers and Black Jackets Editions.

Pedagogy researches

Always involving in music education researches, Pierre Kolp has taught for years music theory, organology, aesthetics, history and composition. In 1997, he becomes Director of Institut de Rythmique Jaques-Dalcroze de Belgique. In 2004, elected by his pars, he becomes President of the National association of and delegate to European Music schools Union (EMU). Due to his passion for pedagogy, he wrote several articles, mainly based on creativity, or linked expression, time and musical spaces.^[3]

Combining art and pedagogy activities, Pierre Kolp gave composition master classes at University of Córdoba (1999) and at Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (2002). He also works with conductor Juan Carlos Tolosa, composer André Ristic and virtuoso pianist Stephane Ginsburgh.

Catalogue of Works^[4]

Orchestra

Cosmose (2006–2008), 40 minutes
Ho, mia kor' (2007), 8 minutes
Los cometas colorados opera (2002) with electronics, 10 minutes
Manimatrix (2002–2004) with electronics, 25 minutes
Stop Exchange (2008), 20 minutes

Stage

Désirs chorégraphiques Music for dance (1994), 14 minutes
Los cometas colorados opera (2002) with electronics, 10 minutes
The Eyes of Ambush Stage music (2003) with electronics, 8 minutes
Perdre corps Music for danse (2005) only electronics, 13 minutes

Chamber ensemble

Chant contre champs for 7 players (1994), 6 minutes
Antipasti for 7 players (1995), 12 minutes
Mat for 6 players (1996), 14 minutes
Have a Break for 6 players (1997), 18 minutes
Passerelle for 4 players and electronics, (1999), 8 minutes
Mani for various combinaisons of players (2001–2002)
Wet Wet Wet Wedding for 3 players and tape (2004), 3 to 15 minutes

Chamber Music

Sept Blasons for wind quintet (1994), 14 minutes
Interchamps for 2 Flutes and Guitar (1994), 14 minutes
Speaker for Flutes quartet (1995), 6 minutes
I ching for Flute and Guitar (1996), 10 minutes
Incipit vita nova First Piano Trio (2001), 7 minutes
So-mani dreams are explored Second Piano Trio (2005), 15 minutes
The Bowling' Stones for 2 pianos (2006), 9 minutes
Plug-in for 2 pianos (2007), 6 minutes

Solo instrument (or solo instrument and live electronics)

P as T for alto (2005)
Sub-Negation for any solo instrument, 2 versions (2007–2008), 12 minutes
Portiques génitifs for cello (1994), 6 minutes
Beaver Tuned for piano (1998), 10 minutes
Due scherzi for piano (2007), 12 minutes
So Slow the Snow for piano (2006), 10 minutes

Vocal music

Eggs for choir (1994), 8 minutes
Hors d'un coffret de Santal Seven Melodies for one singer and piano (1997), 12 minutes

External links

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Notes and references

↑ Levaux, Thierry (2006). "Grand dictionnaire des compositeurs de Belgique". Editions Art in Belgium (Brussels).
↑ "Flanders Music Database". Flanders Music Center (Brussels). 2008.
↑ Kolp, Pierre (2000). "L'espace? Quoi, le temps. in". Editions Le Rythme (Geneva).
↑ Kolp, Pierre (R/2008). "Kolp Catalogue". Black Jackets Editions (Brussels). Check date values in: |date= (help)

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