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(1928 – 2007)

Karlheinz Stockhausen (August 22, 1928 - December 5, 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 ground-breaking work in music, (controlled chance) in composition, and musical spatialization. He was educated at the Hochschule für Musik Köln and the University of Cologne, and later studied with Olivier Messiaen in Paris, and with Werner Meyer-Eppler at the University of Bonn. 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 and popular-music artists.

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, , and , to a cycle of seven full-length s. 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.
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  • blackless

    @poeq Not always, some of his works bear a strong resemblance to the classical aesthetics.

    Thursday evening

  • hvorintetlevde

    Есть цитрон.

    Wednesday morning

  • hvorintetlevde

    999 355 прослушиваний. Ждем цитрон.

    Monday afternoon

  • poeq

    his music sounds like an aural version of rauscheberg's art.

    16 days ago

  • winter-of-43

    Played Kontakte to my 13 year old sister and she didn't get it. What a fucking pleb.

    19 days ago

  • rosanak

    Note to self. Need to listen to more of this cat.

    last month

  • poeq

    listen to gesang der junglinge and kontakte no. 12. i like them more than mantra, but if you don't like mantra then i don't get what you'll like in other stockhausen tbh. it's all very difficult and mantra isn't any more difficult than the others.

    last month

  • citruscorp

    come on you guys LICHT is obviously the best

    last month
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