Karlheinz Stockhausen

Karlheinz Stockhausen

Sound
Born
August 22, 1928 in Mödrath, Kerpen, Germany
Died
December 5, 2007
Age
Died at age 79

Biography

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

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