Musician Dictionary

Karlheinz Stockhausen

German composer (1928–2007) · composer

DescriptionGerman composer (1928–2007)
Source: Wikidata
Born1928-08-22
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
BirthplaceKerpen Mödrath castle
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Died2007-12-05
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Place of deathKürten Kürten
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AreaGermany
Source: MusicBrainz
CountryDE
Source: MusicBrainz
CitizenshipGermany
Source: Wikidata
Occupationcomposer university teacher musicologist music educator musician music theorist author conductor pianist
Source: Wikidata
Instrumentspiano violin
Source: Wikidata
Genres20th-century classical music electronic music experimental music opera serialism aleatoric music musique concrète chamber music
Source: Wikidata
Record labelsDeutsche Grammophon
Source: Wikidata
Member ofAmerican Academy of Arts and Letters American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Swedish Academy of Music
Source: Wikidata
AwardsCommandeur des Arts et des Lettres Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Bach Prize of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia Ernst von Siemens Music Prize
Source: Wikidata

Also known as

K. Stockhausen K.-H. Stockhausen Karl Heinz Stockhausen Karl-Heinz Stockhausen KarlHeinz Stockhausen Karlheinz Kh. Stockhausen Stock Havsen Stockhausen Карлхајнц Штокхаузен

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