drakeguild Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 RIP. A true genius has died aged 79. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orsanct Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 Indeed. I had the opportunity to work with him in the 80s. A truly brilliant and creative man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muses Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 May he rest in cacophonic peace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orsanct Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 By the way, one of his sons, Simon, is a Logic user who posts regularly on the Apple website. I don't know if he posts here as well. Quite a talented family. I've particularly followed the work of Simon and Markus who are extremely gifted in a number of musical genres. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fader8 Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 Yes, a great loss to that musical community. Hey Mr. O, nice to see you around again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orsanct Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 Thanks Dr. 8. Oh, I've been lurkin'. When school's in full swing though, my posting ability drops in direct proportion to my class prep, score study, etc. I'm a notorious monotasker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtonic Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 Which pieces of his would you all recommend for the rest of the board to check out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orsanct Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 Which pieces of his would you all recommend for the rest of the board to check out? Whew, that's a tough one. He composed in so many different musical languages -- and most of them require some study and repeated listening to really absorb. I guess if I were to recommend a few "starter" works, they might include: Gesang der Jünglinge (Song of the Youths) (1955) Electronic/Tape Hymnen (Anthems) (esp. Region 3) (1969) Electronic/Tape Trans (1971) Orchestra & Tape Inori (Adorations) (1973) Orchestra & Dancer-Mimes Tierkreis (Zodiac) (1974-75) Various instruments Unsichtbare Chöre (Invisible Choirs) from Thursday of LIGHT (1979) Lucifer's Requiem (aka "Kathinka's Chant") from Saturday of LIGHT (1981-83) Solo flute and percussion Helicopter String Quartet from Wednesday of LIGHT (1995-97) For amplified string quartet in 4 helicopters!!! If you don't want to wander too far into the realm of the wild and crazy, I'd suggest the Song of the Youths. It's pretty cool and it is generally considered to be a groundbreaking work of electronic music. For many folks who listen to Stockhausen for the first time (or the second or the third. . .), they will immediately dismiss him and assume he's simply pulling their legs. I submit that even though you might not like the sound of his music, at least be open to the fact that there is a lot of "stuff" behind what hits our ears. His is an extremely difficult-to-understand music language -- and very few listeners (understandably) have the patience to try and make sense of it. Calling Karlheinz Stockhausen "an acquired taste" would be an understatement! But, who knows? Maybe you'll find something of interest. Personally, I've found much of his life's work fascinating and (often) stunningly imaginative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orsanct Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 Here's part of a lecture Stockhausen gave some 35 years ago. . . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIPVc2Jvd0w&feature=related A lot of what he talks about on the video, we take for granted today. As I worked with my Kyma system this morning and afternoon, I found myself ruminating about how darn easy we have it compared to those who came before us. What might take us a few hours' work often meant weeks, months -- even years for them! Today's listener might be underwhelmed by, say, Stockhausen's early "Study No. 2", but just read up on what he had to go through to produce those clumps of reverberated sine waves. So, to Stockhausen, Xenakis, Cage, Varese, Luening, Schaeffer, Reich -- and many others: Grazie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drakeguild Posted December 10, 2007 Author Share Posted December 10, 2007 http://web.mac.com/michaelalcorn/iWeb/Stockhausen/Podcast/BBCD8045-F8BA-4506-9085-2AD09B2293EF.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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