Stockhausen

American  

[shtawk-hou-zuhn] / ˈʃtɔkˌhaʊ zən /

noun

1. Karlheinz 1928–2007, German composer.

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Stockhausen British  

/ ˈʃtɔkhauzən /

noun

1. 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)

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Example Sentences

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

From New York Times • Jun. 3, 2024

“I love the motel and the way it suddenly rearranges itself to work scene by scene,” says Stockhausen, a former opera scenery designer.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2024

All those productions, as well as “Asteroid,” were designed by Adam Stockhausen, who began working with Anderson as art director on 2007’s “The Darjeeling Limited” and won an Oscar for “Budapest.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2024

It was the first time Stockhausen built his own, fake-yet-functioning city.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2024

This G minor Ballade was published in June, 1836, and is dedicated to Baron Stockhausen.

From Chopin : the Man and His Music by Huneker, James