Stockhausen

[ shtawk-hou-zuhn ]

noun

1. Karl·heinz [kahrl, -hahynts], 1928–2007, German composer.

Stockhausen

/ ˈʃtɔkhauzən /

noun

1. StockhausenKarlheinz19282007MGermanMUSIC: composer 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)

Example Sentences

The last session was Karlheinz Stockhausen’s “Stimmung” performed by the vocal ensemble HEX.

From Los Angeles Times

The singers, he explained, are asked by Stockhausen to follow a leader in each section.

From Los Angeles Times

That one big thing in Stockhausen’s utopian vision is a new sense of community that evolves from the creation of this sacred space evoking otherworldliness.

From Los Angeles Times

What a tour, though, from the top-notch craft of Yorick Le Saux’s above- and below-ground cinematography to the realism of production designer Adam Stockhausen’s many bombed-out sets.

From Los Angeles Times

At the center was Kathinka Pasveer, the widow of the composer Karlheinz Stockhausen, performing his electronic music at a console.

From New York Times