Karlheinz Stockhausen
Date of birth: 1928-08-22
Place of birth: Mödrath, Kerpen, Germany
Known for: Sound
Also known as:
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.
Movie Credits
The Seventh Door
1998-01-01
A documentary about the life and work of the Hungarian composer and conductor, Peter Eotvos.
The Great Rehearsals: Momente
1966-05-25
Filmed during rehearsals for the premiere of Stockhausen's monumental work Momente. The revealing re
Helicopter String Quartet
1996-10-17
One morning, the late Karlheinz Stockhausen awoke from a dream that told him to take to the sky. Sto
Modulations
1998-09-18
Less a documentary than a primer on all electronic music. Featuring interviews with nearly every maj
Frank Zappa: Peefeeyatko
1991-01-01
For the past ten years Zappa in composing has turned away from Rock and Roll music - for which he fi
Electronic Vibrations: A Sound Changes the World
2022-02-15
The amazing story of electronic music: its epic journey from its origins in Europe, at the hands of
Eldorado
2008-02-25
Olivier Assayas’ Eldorado is a riveting documentary chronicling the efforts of Ballet Preljocaj to c
L'Infonie Inachevée
1974-03-29
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
1984-01-01
In his book "1984", George Orwell saw the television of the future as a control instrument in the ha
Stockhausen's Originale: Doubletakes
1964-01-01
This fascinating film documents the U.S. premiere production of Originale, a Happening by German com
Lecture 1 - (Musical Forming)
Karlheinz Stockhausen (22 August 1928 – 5 December 2007) was a German composer, widely acknowledged
Mikrophonie I
1966-01-01
Studio recording of Mikrophonie I with the Stockhausen-Ensemble. Short introduction by Stockhausen i
In Absentia
2000-10-21
A woman sits alone on a chair at a table in a room on one of the top floors of an asylum. Bright spo
Cornelius Cardew: 1936-1981
1986-01-01
Assesses the contribution made by British avant-garde composer, Cornelius Cardew, to contemporary mu