Stockhausen
[ shtawk-hou-zuh n ]
/ ˈʃtɔkˌhaʊ zən /
noun
Karl·heinz
[kahrl-hahynts] /ˈkɑrlˌhaɪnts/,1928–2007,
German composer.
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Stockhausen
/ (German ˈʃtɔkhauzən) /
noun
Karlheinz (karlˈhaints). 1928–2007, German composer, whose avant-garde music exploits advanced serialization, electronic sounds, group improvization, and vocal and instrumental timbres and techniques. Works include Gruppen (1959) for three orchestras, Stimmung (1968) for six vocalists, and the operas Donnerstag (1980) and Freitag (1996)