Karlheinz Stockhausen

Biography by Jeremy Grimshaw

The most influential, unique voice in the musical avant-garde, with a keen sensitivity to the acoustical realities and possibilities of sound.
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Album Highlights

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Composition Highlights

Title	Year	Genre
Hymnen, for electronic and concrete sounds	1969	Electronic/Computer Music
Gesang der Jünglinge, for electronics & taped boy's voice	1955	Electronic/Computer Music
Klavierstück XV (Synthi-fou) (from the opera "Dienstag"), for piano	1992	Keyboard
Zyklus, for solo percussion	1959	Chamber Music
Kontakte, for piano, percussion & electronic sounds	1958	Chamber Music Avant-Garde Music
Freitag from "LICHT," opera	1991	Opera
Aus den sieben Tagen, 15 text compositions for "intuitive" music	1968	Chamber Music
Tierkreis, for 12 music boxes or ensemble	1974	Chamber Music
Kontra-Punkte, for 10 instruments	1952	Chamber Music
The Pied Piper (from "Montag" from "LICHT"), for alto flute, piccolo, synthesizers, percussion & tape	1986	Chamber Music
Tuesday-Farewell (from "Dienstag" from "LICHT"), for chorus, keyboards & electronics	1991	Choral
Helikopter String Quartet (from "Mittwoch" from "LICHT"), for 4 helicopters & string quartet	1992	Miscellaneous (Classical) Chamber Music
Momente, for soprano, 4 choruses & 13 instrumentalists (1962 version)	1962	Choral
Mikrophonie I for tam-tam, microphones & 2 filters with potentiometers	1964	Electronic/Computer Music
Kurzwellen, for 6 players	1968	Electronic/Computer Music
In Freundschaft, for melody instrument	1977	Chamber Music
The 7 Songs of the Day (from "Montag" from "LICHT"), for voice, child's voice & chordal instrument	1986	Vocal Music
Klavierstück XI, for piano	1956	Keyboard
Klavierstück IX, for piano	1954	Keyboard
Klavierstück V, for piano	1954	Keyboard