Karlheinz Stockhausen
Karlheinz Stockhausen (22 August 1928 – 5 December 2007) was a German composer, widely acknowledged by critics as one of the most important but also controversial composers of the 20th and early 21st centuries. He is known for his groundbreaking work in electronic music, for introducing controlled chance (aleatory techniques or aleatoric musical techniques) into serial composition, and for musical spatialization.
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| Date of birth | 22 August 1928
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| Place of birth | Mödrath-Kerpen, Germany
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| Date of death | 5 December 2007
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| Place of death | Kürten, Germany
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| Cause of death | Congestive heart failure
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Karlheinz Stockhausen is known for his role in the documentary Licht (2022) as composer.
He is also known for his role in the documentary The Sound of Cologne (2022) as Self.
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