Karlheinz Stockhausen (August 22, 1928 – December 5, 2007)
...was a German composer widely acknowledged as one of the most important, but also one of the most controversial, of the mid 20th and early 21st centuries. He was known for groundbreaking work in electronic music, introducing aleatory technique to serial composition, and advanced experiments in sound localization ("Musical Spatialization"). His "Studie 1 & 2" scores powerfully influenced the development of electronic music in the 1950s and 60s. Along with John Cage, Stockhausen was one of the very few avant-garde composers to have succeeded in penetrating public consciousness.
Interview conducted in Stockhausen's apartment by members of
the Society for the Performance of Contemporary Music...
the Society for the Performance of Contemporary Music...
