At the time it was realized, stockhausen was enrolled at the university of bonn working on a phd in communications under the mentorship of werner meyereppler 19. Sep 29, 2001 karlheinz stockhausen was born on august 22 1928, just outside cologne in the small village of modrath, now swallowed up by an opencast mine. Stockhausen expert joe drew speaks on the composers life and work in advance of the new york premiere of oktophoniestockhausens. He is known for his groundbreaking work in electronic music, for introducing controlled chance into serial composition, and for musical spatialization.
What a pity he is so little understood, says will gregory of goldfrapp. Karlheinz stockhausen 19282007 was a seminal figure in post1945 modernism and one of the most experimental and progressive composers of the 20th century. He is most known for his groundbreaking work in electronic music, aleatory controlled chance in serial composition, and musical spatialization. Kontakte album art work with the two live instrumentalists placed at the centre of the sound picture, too, it shows how the electronically generated timbres and live. After feasting 3 days in a buddhist monastery, werner dafeldecker berlin, kai fagaschinski berlin, barbara romen innsbruck, eva reiter wien, manonliu winter wien play goldstaub karlheinz stockhausen. Stockhausen concerts and courses kurten 2019 for the 18 th year, the music of karlheinz stockhausen will be the focal point of nine days of concerts, interpretation courses, seminars, lectures and discussions. Electronic, techno, electro, house, experimental, grime, dubstep, hip hop, alternative, indie, and many more.
Born in a small village outside of cologne, germany, in 1928, karlheinz stockhausen became a giant of 20th century composition. Stockhausen studied at the state academy for music in cologne and the university of cologne from 1947 to 1951. Vocalist natascha nikeprelevic is an improviser, performercomposer and interpreter of contemporary music. For over 50 years, stockhausen was a giant of the classical music world. Stockhausen carton slipcase containing cd in jewel case and 188page booklet in. Listen to songs by karlheinz stockhausen on myspace, stream free online music by karlheinz stockhausen. Stockhausens originale doubletakes on youtube, a film by peter moore same as. Program notes in german and english in 200page booklet only pages 1 to 196 numbered. Please note that surface mail which is included in our prices can take longer to some countries. Karlheinz stockhausen biography, albums, streaming links. Karlheinz stockhausen expo for 3 natascha nikeprelevic, michael vetter, f. Take a look at these amazing, inspirational quotes from some of the greatest composers of all time.
Here you can find karlheinz stockhausen gagaku shared files. It is the face of karlheinz stockhausen, the german composer of over 350 pieces of classical music, in his mid30s in this photo, who died on december 5th at the age of 79. Like much stockhausen, mantra creates its own unique sonic environment, one which takes getting used to, but its worth it. Mark richardson discusses the music that has shaded his memories of 911, and why putting an aesthetic layer on top of suffering can feel wrong. A musical pioneer, karlheinz stockhausen broke many barriers and taboos. Karlheinz stockhausen was a german composer, acknowledged by critics as one of the most important but also controversial composers of the 20th and early 21st centuries. Mantra is a composition by the german composer karlheinz stockhausen.
He wrote more than 300 works in various genres from opera and orchestral pieces to electronic music and complex compositions where performers, producers, helicopters, recording equipment, and audiences all together become his instruments. Karlheinz stockhausen albums, songs, and news pitchfork. This recording is included in the 4xcd boxset stockhausen verlag, stockhausen 10, 1995 which includes also the 1969 version with orchestra and soloists aloys kontarsky, alfred alings, rolf gehlhaar, johannes g. Listen free to karlheinz stockhausen stockhausen mantra 0000, 0215 and more. The great experimenter karlheinz stockhausen has left behind him a legacy of bizarre music, great thinking and with this a guide on how to. Listen to albums and songs from karlheinz stockhausen. Stockhausen s mantra summary musicologist paul miller discusses karlheinz stockhausen s landmark work mantra, in conjunction with a performance given at the library of congress by katherine chi and aleksandar madzar. 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. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon.
Stockhausen gesamtausgabe stockausens complete edition 10. Karlheinz stockhausen composed 47 works for choir and vocal ensemble from 1950 to 2007. Karlheinz stockhausen music, videos, stats, and photos. Special microphones and receivers not listed belong to the transmitters indicated abbreviations. Mikrophonie i live, performed by kontarsky, alings, boje, fritsch and stockhausen dir. Karlheinz stockhausen was a german composer, widely acknowledged by critics as one of the. Karlheinz stockhausen personally mixed down and mastered these recordings from the original analogue tapes for this cd edition. A recording of klavierstucke ixiv performed by ellen corver is available on cd 56 of the stockhausen complete edition. Karlheinz stockhausen, who has died aged 79, was one of the great visionaries of 20thcentury music. Karlheinz stockhausen 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. Kontakte 195860 for electronic sounds, piano and percussion by karlheinz stockhausen. Agp101 features the first eleven klavierstucke piano pieces by karlheinz stockhausen, performed by aloys kontarsky in 1965 and transcribed from an outofprint 2cd set. Composers, interpreters, musicologists, sound projectionists and music lovers are cordially invited to attend the stockhausen concerts. Karlheinz stockhausen invasionexplosion mit abschied.
The differences in price result from the stockhausen contents of the booklets. His prolific catalog includes 35 works for orchestra, 46 for choir and 200 works of electronic music, while his life and influence encompassed several progressive musical movements, including total serialism, electronic music, spatial music, chance music and even. Also available in itunes more by karlheinz stockhausen see all. Kontakte is the epitome of stockhausen s pioneering moment form, characterized by long periods of inactivity broken by sudden changes. Originale originals, or real characters, musical theatre with kontakte, is a music theatre work by the german composer karlheinz stockhausen, written in collaboration with. Interview uber telemusik in karlheinz stockhausen, texte 3, edited by dieter schnebel, 7984.
Klein 1968, 117 but also controversial power 1990, 30 composers of the 20th and early 21st centuries. The price differences result from the contents of the booklets. Theres a strong current of mysticism in the music but also a lot of humor and playfulness. He was fond of quoting blakes lines he who kisses the joy as it flies, lives in eternitys. Karlheinz stockhausen emerged early on as one of the most influential and unique voices in the postwwii european musical avantgarde and his prominence continued throughout the rest of the twentieth century and into the twenty first. Twelve composers and twelve instrumentalists participated, and the resulting performance lasted four hours. Here you can find stockhausen momente shared files.
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At the time it was realized, stockhausen was enrolled at the university of bonn working on a phd in communications under the mentorship of werner meyereppler 191960, who had been a physics professor earlier in. Karlheinz stockhausen, german composer, an important creator and theoretician of electronic and serial music who strongly influenced avantgarde composers from the 1950s through the 80s. Karlheinz stockhausen 19282007 was a seminal figure in post1945 modernism and one of the most experimental and progressive. Kontakte is a stockhausen classic, along with klavierstrucke and mikrophonie. The hymnen stockhausen edition cd track numbers are also listed below, and naturally these would be more exact. Composed in 1970, stockhausens mantra is a duet for piano written for the donaueschingen festival. The prepared tape used in the work consists of a variety of metallic effects, some sped up to create radically different sounds and timbres.
It was composed in 1970 and premiered in autumn of the same year in donaueschingen. A critic calls him one of the great visionaries of 20thcentury music. She creates music theatre performances for ensembl. Karlheinz stockhausen music, work and history of the famous electronic musician. Bleep we sell the best music from the best record labels and artists in the world.
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