Sunday, December 09, 2007

Karlheinz Stockhausen RIP

Electronic music pioneer Karlheinz Stockhausen (August 22, 1928 – December 5, 2007)

The German composer Karlheinz Stockhausen known for his ground-breaking work in electronic music and aleatory (controlled chance) in serial composition is no longer. He was 79 and died in the German city of Kürten, in Nordrhein-Westfalen so the Stockhausen Foundation led by his ex-wife Mary Bauermeister announced on Friday.

Having composed 362 individually performable works, Stockhausen was one of the most important artist in the avant-garde movement after World War II.




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