Stockhausen, Karlheinz
Period: Early 20th Century
Born: Wednesday, August 22, 1928 in Mödrath, Germany
Died: Wednesday, December 5, 2007 in Kürten, Germany
Nation of Origin: Germany
Major Works:
Kontra-Punkte (1953) for chamber orchestra, 1st try at total serialism
Zeitmas (1956) for 5 woodwinds, a very succesful work
Songs of the Youths (1956) combines traditional and electronic elements.
Other Information:
General Bibliography:
Slonimsky, Nicolas, Music Since 1900, Schirmer Books, July 1994, ISBN: 0028724186
Salzman, Eric, Twentieth Century Music: An Introduction, Pearson, October 2001, ISBN: 0130959413
Slonimsky, Nicolas and Kuhn, Laura; Editors, Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Gale Group, December 2000, ISBN: 0028655257
Sadie, Stanley and Tyrrell, John; Editors, The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Groves Dictionaries, Inc., January 2004, ISBN: 0195170679
Rutherford-Johnson, Tim, Kennedy, Michael, and Kennedy, Joyce The Oxford Dictionary of Music, Oxford University Press, 6th Edition, 2012, ISBN: 0199578109
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