Karlheinz Stockhausen was a German composer born on August 22, 1928. He is known for his innovative and experimental approach to music, particularly in electronic music and avant-garde compositions. Stockhausen's works often challenged traditional musical forms and explored new soundscapes. He was a pioneer in the use of technology in music and influenced many contemporary composers. His contributions to the music world earned him numerous awards and recognition. Stockhausen passed away on December 5, 2007, leaving a significant legacy in modern music.

"But since the middle of the century in particular, the music has become very irregular in rhythm."



"I spent most of the year in the studio for electronic music at a radio station in Cologne or in other studios where I produced new works with all kinds of electronic apparatus."



"Repetition is based on body rhythms, so we identify with the heartbeat, or with walking, or with breathing."



"Schaeffer gave me permission to work in the studio with a technician, but I've never worked with him."



"And the invention of transformations of certain figures has become the most important in musical composition."



"And harmony means that the relationship between all the elements used in a composition is balanced, is good."



"And I'll never forget the first time I took the possibility to project sound every day for six or seven hours with special devices which were built for me."



"In particular what is most important to me is the transformation of a sound by slowing it down, sometimes extremely, so that the inner of sound becomes a conceivable rhythm."



"And when they encounter works of art which show that using new media can lead to new experiences and to new consciousness, and expand our senses, our perception, our intelligence, our sensibility, then they will become interested in this music."



"Or the other process that is important is that I compress longer sections of composed music, either found or made by myself, to such an extent that the rhythm becomes a timbre, and formal subdivisions become rhythm."

