German composer known for his avant-garde musical works. Stockhausen's compositions spanned various fields, including electronic music, serial music, and spatial music, profoundly influencing 20th-century music.
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“But since the middle of the century in particular, the music has become very irregular in rhythm.”
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“One experiments and has to choose always the best results.”
“Music is mathematics, the mathematics of listening, mathematics for the ears.”
Source: Conversations with Stockhausen
“And I'm always interested when other musicians are trying to discover new worlds of sound.”
“I became aware that all sounds can make meaningful language.”