Karlheinz Stockhausen

Personal Info

Known For

Sound

Birthday

1928-08-22

Deathday

2007-12-05

Place of Birth

Mödrath, Kerpen, Germany

Karlheinz Stockhausen

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.