Karlheinz Stockhausen

1928-08-22 – 2007-12-05 (age 79) Mödrath, Kerpen, Germany

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Biography

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. He is most known for his groundbreaking work in electronic music, aleatory (controlled chance) in serial composition, and musical spatialization.

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Karlheinz Stockhausen

Known For

Helicopter String Quartet

Helicopter String Quartet

1996

as Himself

Eldorado

2008

Mikrophonie I

Mikrophonie I

1966

Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

1984

as Self

Modulations

Modulations

1998

as Self

Frank Zappa: Peefeeyatko

Frank Zappa: Peefeeyatko

1991

as Self

Stockhausen's Originale: Doubletakes

1964

Lecture 1 - (Musical Forming)

Lecture 1 - (Musical Forming)

The Great Rehearsals: Momente

The Great Rehearsals: Momente

1966

as Himself

L'Infonie Inachevée

L'Infonie Inachevée

1974

as Self

Cornelius Cardew: 1936-1981

Cornelius Cardew: 1936-1981

1986

as Self

The Seventh Door

The Seventh Door

1998

as Self

In Absentia

In Absentia

2000

as Male voice

Electronic Vibrations: A Sound Changes the World

Electronic Vibrations: A Sound Changes the World

2022

as Self - Composer (archive footage)