Claudia Molitor Explained

Claudia Molitor (born 1974)^[1] is an English-German composer based in Brighton, East Sussex, England.

Biography

Born in Germany, Claudia Molitor studied Music and Media at University of Sussex. After an MA in Music at City University London, she completed her PhD in Composition at the University of Southampton in 2004 (her supervisor was Michael Finnissy).^[2] She currently lectures in music at City University London.^[3]

Work

Molitor can best be described as a conceptual composer.^[4] However, she has composed works for more traditional ensembles, such as Apartment House, and for orchestra (awarded a Royal Philharmonic Society Music Award).^[5] A fair number of her more recent 'works' are collaborations with composer-performers, such as Lemon Drizzle (a duo she formed with Sarah Nicholls)^[6] and site-specific works including Singing Bridge for a walk over Waterloo Bridge from Somerset House to the National Theatre in London, and Sonorama for the train journey between London's St Pancras railway station and Margate.

Molitor is inspired by a wide range of music and composers including Pauline Oliveros, to whom her piece Auricularis Superior^[7] (commissioned by Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival) is dedicated, exploring her idea of Deep Listening.^[8]

Scholarships and awards

• Alert (2008), Royal Philharmonic Society

Works (small selection)

• 'Paper cut ? a homage to Cage (and Beethoven of course)'
• 'Who kissed my head?', for live electronics and acoustic instruments
• 'Oh Du Kleines Kabinett', 2006
• 'Alert', 2008
• 'Untitled [fizzy painting makes me happy]', 2007

External links

• Claudia Molitor's official website
• PRS page for CM

Notes and References

1. Web site: Molitor, Claudia | NMC Recordings. Nmcrec.co.uk. 18 August 2020. 23 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200923104841/https://www.nmcrec.co.uk/composer/molitor-claudia. dead.
2. Web site: Battle of Ideas 2007, Dr Claudia Molitor (Speaker) . 2012-03-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131102220134/http://www.battleofideas.org.uk/index.php/site/speaker_detail/804/ . 2013-11-02 . dead .
3. Web site: Department of Music. City.ac.uk. en. 2018-09-02.
4. The Wire, 335 (January 2012), 18-19
5. Web site: Claudia Molitor. Prsfoundation.com. 18 August 2020.
6. Web site: Claudia Molitor's official page: projects - Lemon Drizzle . 2012-03-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121103211218/http://www.claudiamolitor.org/projects/lemon-drizzle . 2012-11-03 . dead .
7. Web site: Listening After Pauline Oliveros – A Meditation – Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival. James. Eaglesfield. Hcmf.co.uk. 20 September 2017 . 18 August 2020.
8. Web site: Musician composes work inspired by deep listening pioneer Pauline Oliveros. City.ac.uk. en. 2018-09-02.