Karlheinz Stockhausen
Karlheinz Stockhausen
Karlheinz Stockhausenwas a German composer, widely acknowledged by critics as one of the most importantbut also controversialcomposers of the 20th and early 21st centuries. Another critic calls him "one of the great visionaries of 20th-century music". He is known for his groundbreaking work in electronic music, aleatoryin serial composition, and musical spatialization...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionComposer
Date of Birth22 August 1928
CountryGermany
eye ears our-time
It is true that the eyes dominate the ears in our time.
important process found
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.
moving cubes sound
Or in other works I have also projected the sound in a cube of loudspeakers. The sound can move vertically and diagonally at all speeds around the public.
limits
I no longer limit myself.
special firsts six
And I'll never forget the first time I took the possibility to project sound every day for six or seven hours with special devices which were built for me.
mean elements harmony
And harmony means that the relationship between all the elements used in a composition is balanced, is good.
style want given
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.
moving important different
No, what is important is neither linearity or non-linearity, but the change, the degree of change from something that doesn't move to other events with different tempos in particular.
century middle rhythm
But since the middle of the century in particular, the music has become very irregular in rhythm.
musical important transformation
And the invention of transformations of certain figures has become the most important in musical composition.
pieces
I have composed several pieces which are performed outdoors, not only in the auditoria.
dream people respect-me
I was horrible at everything I ever tried to do and people respect me. The American Dream has come true!!
voice interesting pieces
When a certain piece of music penetrates a person, a resonance is set in motion and an inner voice says: "I like this resonance. It elevates me. It develops hitherto unknown possibilities in me. I don't recognize myself. This is very interesting.
results experiments
One experiments and has to choose always the best results.