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Implicit Knowledge: Full Scores

Implicit Knowledge: Full Scores

for ensemble and samples

By Carola Bauckholt

Item: 98-EP14536
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Carola Bauckholt's Implicit Knowledge is a 17-minute work for ensemble and samples. The concept of "implicit knowledge" goes back to the natural scientist and philosopher Michael Polanyi. "We know more than we are able to say", he wrote. The ambivalence of sounds is redefined in this work by Carola Bauckholt. Implicit Knowledge was premiered on 18 October 2020 by Musikfabrik under the direction of Mariano Chiacchiarini at Philharmonie Köln.

This score (EP 14536) is available as part of the Peters Contemporary Library. The performance material is available for hire.



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Additional Details
Series: Edition Peters
Publisher: Edition Peters
ISBN10: 0-01-413698-8
ISBN13: 979-0-01-413698-7
SKU: 98-EP14536

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About the Composer: Carola Bauckholt

Carola Bauckholt is a German composer whose work sits at the intersection of acoustic instruments and electronic sound. Her compositions often explore conceptual frameworks drawn from philosophy and science, translating abstract ideas into sonic experience. She has received commissions from major European ensembles and institutions, and her music has been performed at contemporary music festivals throughout Europe.

Bauckholt's approach to orchestration emphasizes textural layering and the expressive potential of instrumental timbres. In works like Implicit Knowledge, she uses extended techniques and electronic elements not as novelties but as integral components of the compositional language, challenging performers and listeners to hear familiar instruments in new contexts.

Why we love this

Implicit Knowledge offers string orchestras access to serious contemporary repertoire that engages with genuine philosophical content without requiring an avant-garde ensemble. The integration of electronic samples alongside acoustic strings creates a rich, hybrid sound world that rewards careful ensemble listening and collective attention to detail.

What to expect

Implicit Knowledge unfolds as a meditation on the gap between what we perceive and what we can articulate. The string writing moves between passages of crystalline clarity and moments of textural ambiguity, while the samples create a shadow layer that complicates rather than clarifies the acoustic world. The 17-minute arc builds gradually, creating cumulative density without losing transparency.

Who it's for

This score serves conductors leading string orchestras with access to audio playback technology and interest in contemporary classical music. It suits ensembles comfortable with extended techniques and willing to engage with philosophical frameworks that inform the music's architecture.

How to get the most out of it

  • Treat the samples as ensemble members rather than background texture. Balance them deliberately with the strings so they function as genuine sonic partners, not accompaniment.
  • Establish clear communication protocols beforehand about cueing and synchronization, since the electronic elements require precise coordination. A shared understanding of where the samples enter and exit will reduce rehearsal friction.
  • Spend time exploring how sustained string passages interact with the recorded materials. The ambivalence Bauckholt seeks emerges through the interplay of live and fixed media, not through either element dominating.

How to use it

Program this as the centerpiece of a contemporary music concert or as a bold anchor work alongside other 20th and 21st-century string orchestra pieces. It works particularly well in venues equipped for mixed media presentation and in programs aimed at engaged listening audiences rather than general repertoire concerts.

Skills your students will build

  • Ensemble listening and synchronization with fixed media
  • Extended string techniques and contemporary notation
  • Textural balance and layered orchestration
  • Sustained focus and concentration across a 17-minute formal arc

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