Karlheinz Stockhausen Quotes


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.


Citations

Stockhausen, Karlheinz. Interview by Iara Lee. Perfect Sound Forever, Oct. 1997.

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Karlheinz Stockhausen
Karlheinz Stockhausen
  • Born: August 22, 1928
  • Died: December 5, 2007
  • Nationality: German
  • Profession: Composer

Karlheinz Stockhausen was a German composer, widely acknowledged by critics as one of the most important but also controversial composers of the 20th and early 21st centuries. He is known for his groundbreaking work in electronic music, for introducing controlled chance (aleatory techniques or aleatoric musical techniques) into serial composition, and for musical spatialization.