Carl  Bergstrøm-Nielsen

Carl Bergstrøm-Nielsen

(1951-)

Carl Bergstrøm-Nielsen graduated from the Institute of Musicology at the University of Copenhagen in 1984 as an Arts graduate with a Master's degree and a diploma in education. Since 1983 he has been employed by the University of Aalborg to teach in the field of music therapy education, where he teaches courses he developed himself on intuitive music and graphic notation. In the 70s he was an active member of the group for alternative music, where the members all composed, played each other's compositions, improvised, published a magazine, and organized a large number of concerts. Among others Bergstrøm-Nielsen also played in the Group of Intuitive Music with Jørgen Lekfeldt and Niels Rosing-Schow, ABFA with John Tchicai and Jan Kaspersen and Intuitive Music Group.

Apart from teaching, Bergstrøm-Nielsen has made extensive courses of intuitive music at places like Stockholm, Sweden, the Academy of Music in Krakow, Poland and Kawamotocho in Japan. A key compositional idea for him is to develop means of notation that enable the performers to focus on creativity in various ways. His works often consist of complex sound textures in constant change. The composer also performs on piano, organ, French horn, various small instruments, and in addition uses his voice.


Available Works

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  1. Towards an Unbearable Lightness

    1992 • Carl Bergstrøm-Nielsen

    Open Instrumentation

    Any ensemble

  2. Humlebier

    1990 • Carl Bergstrøm-Nielsen

    Other

    81:08 minutes

  3. Whirlwinds - Fragments - Mountain - Glimpses

    2003 • Carl Bergstrøm-Nielsen

    Open Instrumentation

    Ensemble ad lib.

  4. Colours and Contexts

    2007 • Carl Bergstrøm-Nielsen

    Open Instrumentation

    Picture sequence for instruments ad lib.

  5. Berceuse with Tango & Fan Shapes

    2017 • Carl Bergstrøm-Nielsen

    Other

    5:30 minutes

    Piano solo

  6. Frameworks

    2002 • Carl Bergstrøm-Nielsen

    Open Instrumentation

    ad lib. ensemble

  7. Lydlandkort

    1982 • Carl Bergstrøm-Nielsen

    Open Instrumentation

    ad. lib. ensemble

  8. Postkort-kompositioner

    1980 • Carl Bergstrøm-Nielsen

    Open Instrumentation

    ad. lib. ensemble

  9. Individualistisk lotteri

    1999 • Carl Bergstrøm-Nielsen

    Open Instrumentation

    ad lib. ensemble (10 - 100 participants)

  10. From the Danish Seasons

    1999 • Carl Bergstrøm-Nielsen

    Open Instrumentation

    Improvisation/ad lib.

  11. Pauser

    1992 • Carl Bergstrøm-Nielsen

    Open Instrumentation

    ad lib. ensemble

  12. Hommage à l’espace

    1997 • Carl Bergstrøm-Nielsen

    Solo

    Organ solo

  13. Improvisationskalender

    1996 • Carl Bergstrøm-Nielsen, Jørgen Plaetner

    Open Instrumentation

    Improvisation/ad lib.

  14. Fortid og nutid

    1993 • Carl Bergstrøm-Nielsen

    Other

    10 minutes

    ad lib. ensemble

  15. Cut it, Sark!

    1995 • Carl Bergstrøm-Nielsen

    2-6 Instruments

    7 minutes

    6 accordion

  16. Lydrummet

    1982 • Carl Bergstrøm-Nielsen

    Open Instrumentation

    ad lib. ensemble (large ens. to orchestra)

  17. Mimesis I

    1974 • Carl Bergstrøm-Nielsen

    2-6 Instruments

    9 minutes

    Wind Quintet

  18. Fagottismer

    1977 • Carl Bergstrøm-Nielsen

    2-6 Instruments

    7 minutes

    3 fg

  19. Tekstmusik

    1991 • Carl Bergstrøm-Nielsen

    Open Instrumentation

    ad. lib. ensemble

  20. Quadrivium

    1972 • Carl Bergstrøm-Nielsen

    Solo

    9 minutes

    Piano solo

  21. MO, FOL 115 verso - 117 recto revisited

    1993 • Carl Bergstrøm-Nielsen

    Other

    4 inst. ad. lib.

  22. Grafiske modeller

    1992 • Carl Bergstrøm-Nielsen

    Open Instrumentation

    ad lib. ensemble

  23. 5 Stykker for orgel

    1973 • Carl Bergstrøm-Nielsen

    Solo

    10 minutes

    Organ solo

  24. Sonate for hornkvartet

    1974 • Carl Bergstrøm-Nielsen

    2-6 Instruments

    9 minutes

    4 horn

  25. Dance of the random digits

    1979 • Carl Bergstrøm-Nielsen

    2-6 Instruments

    13 minutes

    S-sax, A-sax, T-sax, B-sax

  26. Når de magthavende arresterer en søjle

    • Carl Bergstrøm-Nielsen

    Solo

    4 minutes

    Voice solo ad lib.

  27. Hverdagsfanfarer

    1978 • Carl Bergstrøm-Nielsen

    2-6 Instruments

    8 minutes

    4 horn




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