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Stockhausen

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Stockhausen (German) [ˈʃtɔkhauzən]
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(Biographies / Stockhausen, Karlheinz (1928 M, German, MUSIC: composer) Karlheinz (karlˈhaints). born 1928, German composer, whose avant-garde music exploits advanced serialization, electronic sounds, group improvization, and vocal and instrumental timbres and techniques. Works include Gruppen (1959) for three orchestras, Stimmung (1968) for six vocalists, and the operas Donnerstag (1980) and Freitag (1996)


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Arguably the biggest favour any concert programmer can do Karlheinz Stockhausen - frequently derided by the Bach and Mozart fans in his day - is to make him follow 4'33''.
Byline: UO SCHOOL OF MUSIC The Register-Guard Two concerts featuring acclaimed jazz pianists, plus a Karlheinz Stockhausen tribute and a "mystery" concert, are set this week at the University of Oregon School of Music and Dance, 961 E.
Although most of the music to be performed this week was written in the past 10 years — and as recently as last year — Talea will perform works by two nonliving composers still influential in new music: Karlheinz Stockhausen and Giacinto Scelsi.
 
 
 
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