Karlheinz Stockhausen

Karlheinz Stockhausen (1928–2007) was a German composer, musicologist and music educator.

Also recorded as Karl-Heinz Stockhausen.

Overview

Born at Mödrath in 1928, died at Kürten in 2007.

In detail

Karlheinz Stockhausen studied at University of Bonn and Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln. Atli Heimir Sveinsson, Julio Estrada and Holger Czukay are recorded as having studied under Karlheinz Stockhausen. the recorded working language is German.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are opera, electronic music, experimental music and serialism. The authority associates the name with 20th-century classical music. Theodor W. Adorno, The Urantia Book and The Glass Bead Game are recorded as an influence.

Employment is recorded with Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln. Membership is recorded of Royal Swedish Academy of Music, American Academy of Arts and Sciences and American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Works named in the authority record are Mixtur, Jubilee, Momente, Solo, Licht and Klang.

Work by Karlheinz Stockhausen is recorded in the collections of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen.

Distinctions recorded are Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia, Bach Prize of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg and Ernst von Siemens Music Prize.

Sources

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Karlheinz Stockhausen”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q154556: Karlheinz Stockhausen

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