Karlheinz Stockhausen

Karlheinz Stockhausen (German: [kaʁlˈhaɪnts ˈʃtɔkhaʊzn̩] ; 22 August 1928 – 5 December 2007) was a German composer, widely acknowledged by critics as one of the most important but also controversial composers of the 20th and early 21st centuries. He is known for his groundbreaking work in electronic music, having been called the "father of electronic music", for introducing controlled chance (aleatory techniques) into serial composition, and for musical spatialization. He was educated at the Hochschule für Musik Köln and the University of Cologne, later studying with Olivier Messiaen in Paris and with Werner Meyer-Eppler at the University of Bonn. As one of the leading figures of the Darmstadt School, his compositions and theories were and remain widely influential, not only on composers of art music, but also on jazz and popular music. His works, composed over a period of nearly sixty years, eschew traditional forms. In addition to electronic music—both with and without live performers—they range from miniatures for musical boxes through works for solo instruments, songs, chamber music, choral and orchestral music, to a cycle of seven full-length operas. His theoretical and other writings comprise ten large volumes. He received numerous prizes and distinctions for his compositions, recordings, and for the scores produced by his publishing company. His notable compositions include the series of nineteen Klavierstücke (Piano Pieces), Kontra-Punkte for ten instruments, the electronic/musique-concrète Gesang der Jünglinge, Gruppen for three orchestras, the percussion solo Zyklus, Kontakte, the cantata Momente, the live-electronic Mikrophonie I, Hymnen, Stimmung for six vocalists, Aus den sieben Tagen, Mantra for two pianos and electronics, Tierkreis, Inori for soloists and orchestra, and the gigantic opera cycle Licht. He died at the age of 79, on 5 December 2007 at his home in Kürten, Germany.

Stockhausen: Tierkreis, 12 Melodies of The Star Signs, for Vibraphone, Glockenspiel, Crotale and Music Bboxes (Realization by Sergio Armaroli) - 2024-07-05T00:00:00.000000Z

Ogura Plays Stockhausen - 2023-02-10T00:00:00.000000Z

Tierkreis - 2022-02-22T00:00:00.000000Z

Stockhausen: Spiral for Saxophone and Shortwave Radio Receiver - 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000000Z

Stockhausen: Mantra - 2021-04-16T00:00:00.000000Z

Stockhausen: Stimmung - 2021-03-26T00:00:00.000000Z

Stockhausen: Tierkreis for Saxophone and Electronics - 2020-12-09T00:00:00.000000Z

Stockhausen: Tierkreis for Saxophone - 2019-12-03T00:00:00.000000Z

Historic First Recordings of The Klavierstücke I-VIII & XI - 2018-10-26T00:00:00.000000Z

Stockhausen: Gaze Through the Stars - 2018-09-14T00:00:00.000000Z

Karlheinz Stockhausen: Klavierstücke | Piano Pieces I-XI - 2018-07-20T00:00:00.000000Z

Stockhausen: Kurzwellen - 2018-04-20T00:00:00.000000Z

Karlheinz Stockhausen: Tierkreis (Arr. for Guitar) - 2016-04-22T00:00:00.000000Z

Karlheinz Stockhausen: Mantra (1970) - 2015-02-09T00:00:00.000000Z

Stockhausen: The Complete Early Percussion Works - 2014-10-14T00:00:00.000000Z

Karlheinz Stockhausen: Amour / Der kleine Harlekin / Wochenkreis - 2014-04-11T00:00:00.000000Z

Darmstadt Aural Documents, Box 1 - Composers-Conductors - 2013-08-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Stockhausen: For Basset Horn - 2013-06-06T00:00:00.000000Z

K. Stockhausen: Für Kommende Zeiten - 2012-06-21T00:00:00.000000Z

Stockhausen: Harlekin - 2010-10-20T00:00:00.000000Z

Stockhausen: Bass Clarinet & Piano - 2007-06-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Stockhausen: Zodiac. 12 Melodies of the Star Signs - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Markus Stockhausen Plays Karlheinz Stockhausen - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Stockhausen Mantra - 1995-08-07T00:00:00.000000Z

Klavier Stuecke - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

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