Quotes by Karlheinz Stockhausen

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Karlheinz Stockhausen is known for his groundbreaking work in electronic music, aleatory (controlled chance) in serial composition, and musical spatialization.
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Or the other process that is important is that I compress longer sections of composed music, either found or made by myself, to such an extent that the rhythm becomes a timbre, and formal subdivisions become rhythm.

Karlheinz Stockhausen

Schaeffer gave me permission to work in the studio with a technician, but I've never worked with him.

Karlheinz Stockhausen

So there is a personal sense of style for a given work - I don't like a general style, but every work has its own style, and I want to create a style for every work.

Karlheinz Stockhausen

Author Bio

  • NameKarlheinz Stockhausen
  • DescriptionGerman composer
  • BornAugust 22, 1928
  • DiedDecember 5, 2007
  • CountryGermany
  • ProfessionComposer; Musicologist; Music Educator; Music Theorist
  • WorksMixtur; Jubilee; Momente; Solo
  • AwardsOrder Of Merit Of North Rhine-Westphalia; Verdienstkreuz 1. Klasse Des Verdienstordens Der Bundesrepublik Deutschland; Verdienstkreuz 1. Klasse Des Verdienstordens Der Bundesrepublik Deutschland;