Stockhausen on Music
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A collection of essays by Karlheinz Stockhausen on his early life, composing methods, and the structure of his modern music, compiled by Robin Maconie.
Published: Jan 1, 1989
| Section | Chapter | Authors |
|---|---|---|
| Prelims | ||
| Acknowledgements | Robin Maconie | |
| Introduction | ||
| Introduction | Robin Maconie | |
| Part 1 | ||
| About my Childhood | Karlheinz Stockhausen | |
| On the Musical Gift | Karlheinz Stockhausen | |
| Points and Groups | Karlheinz Stockhausen | |
| Composing Statistically | Karlheinz Stockhausen | |
| Lyric and Dramatic Form | Karlheinz Stockhausen | |
| Moment-forming and MOMENTE | Karlheinz Stockhausen | |
| Microphony | Karlheinz Stockhausen | |
| Four Criteria of Electronic Music | Karlheinz Stockhausen | |
| Intuitive Music | Karlheinz Stockhausen | |
| Part 2 | ||
| Some Questions and Answers | Karlheinz Stockhausen | |
| Afterword - Beauty and Necessity | Karlheinz Stockhausen | |
| Appendices | ||
| Suggested Further Reading | Robin Maconie | |
| Chronological List of Works | Robin Maconie | |
| Discography | Robin Maconie | |
| Selected Films | Robin Maconie | |
| End Matter | ||
| Index | Robin Maconie | |
Reviews
Stockhausen's uncompromising attitude to conventional aesthetics has made him one of the world's most admired musicians.
The Independent
The great innovator of the 1950s and 1960s is still a fountain of ideas. Stockhausen on Music shows the extraordinary range of his mind.
The Sunday Times
Let there be no doubt that he is a giant, a monster cartographer of massive new spaces.
Tempo
The leading German composer of electronic music presents his theories of composition and performance...Penetrating philosophical and spiritual observations...the book includes a chronological list of Stockhausen's works and a discography.
Publisher's Weekly