Karlheinz Stockhausen is a
classical musician and early pioneer in
electronic music.
Born in 1928, he studied at the music university in
Cologne and became aware of the serial processes in large groups of notes rather than individual points.
He suggested that
electronic music gave the means to provide a new way of listening to
sound as events rather than points in a pattern.
Largely
nonharmonic, he is primarily known for both sparse,
minimalistic compositions as well as
symphonic-styled productions of overlaid pieces.
Some of his works include:
- Kreuzpiel (1951)
- Zeitmabe (1956)
- Kontakte (1960)
- Momente (1964)
- Mantra (1970)