Rudolf Theilmann

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Rudolf "Rudi" Theilmann (* 3. April 1942 in Pforzheim ) is a German art historian and jazz - drummer .

Life

Rudolf Theilmann passed his Abitur at the Kepler-Gymnasium Pforzheim in 1962 and then studied art history, classical archeology, philosophy and economic and social history at the University of Heidelberg . In 1971 he received his doctorate under Ewald M. Vetter with a thesis on " Johann Wilhelm Schirmer's Karlsruhe School". Since 1971 he has worked as a research assistant at the Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe . From 1998 until his retirement in 2002 he was head of the copper engraving cabinet there. He also built up the “Archive of Baden Artists” in the State Art Gallery in Karlsruhe.

Theilmann has also been a drummer since 1959. At first he played old-time jazz with the Delta Rhythm Kings (record recorded in 1960), but quickly switched to hard bop . From 1965 he played in the Modern Jazz Quintet Karlsruhe (with Herbert Joos , Wilfried Eichhorn, Helmut Zimmer, Claus Bühler, among others ), with whom he found his own access to free jazz , received a first prize at the Amateur Jazz Festival Zurich in 1969 and performed in 1970 performed at the Frankfurt Jazz Festival. The records recorded with this group received “at most praise from the specialist press.” From 1972 he was a member of the Fourmenonly group that emerged from it , which existed until 1977 and recorded two more records. He then played in various ensembles and turned to improvisation music . From 1984 he made music together with Helmut Bieler-Wendt in the quartet DFTh + HB-W. From 1994 he formed a duo with Bieler-Wendt (book / CD free play , 2000). On behalf of the Goethe Institute , he made guest appearances in Egypt, Greece, Lebanon and Cyprus. In Karlsruhe he was one of the founders of the jazz club, of which he was program designer from 1983 to 2007.

Publications (selection)

  • Johann Wilhelm Schirmer's Karlsruhe School. Dissertation Heidelberg 1971 (with curriculum vitae).
  • with Edith Ammann: The German drawings of the 19th century. State Art Gallery Karlsruhe . Müller, Karlsruhe 1978, ISBN 3-7880-9580-6 .
  • Joseph August Beringer : Baden painting 1770–1920. With a foreword and a biographical-bibliographical appendix by Rudolf Theilmann. Karlsruhe 1979.
  • Gustav Kampmann: 1859–1917. Drawings from the Kupferstichkabinett of the Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe . Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe 1994, ISBN 3-925212-27-2 .
  • Favorite Grand Ducal promenades. Johann Wilhelm Schirmer's five views from the area around Baden-Baden . Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe 1999, ISBN 3-925212-45-0 .

Discography (excerpt)

  • 1988: … Beyond The Blue ; Music publisher H. Burger & M. Müller; Rudolf Theilmann, Helmut Bieler-Wendt, Johannes Frisch, Helmut Dinkel.
  • 1991: infrared ; Chef Records; Rudolf Theilmann, Helmut Bieler-Wendt, Johannes Frisch, Helmut Dinkel, Heinz-Erich Gödecke .
  • 2000: free game ; MusiCirkus; Rudolf Theilmann, Helmut Bieler-Wendt.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Helmut Bieler-Wendt, Rudolf Theilmann Free Play Karlsruhe: Info 2000
  2. ^ Ekkehard Jost European Jazz 1960-1980 Frankfurt a. M .: S. Fischer 1987, p. 211.
personal data
SURNAME Theilmann, Rudolf
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Theilmann, Rudi
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German art historian and jazz drummer
DATE OF BIRTH April 3, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH Pforzheim