Karlheinz Stockhausen

Known for Sound

Karlheinz Stockhausen's portrait

Details

Birthday: August 22, 1928

Deathday: December 05, 2007

Place of birth: Mödrath, Kerpen, Germany

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.