Karlheinz Stockhausen (1928–2007, Kürten, Germany)

Was already considered one of the most important composers of the 20th century during his lifetime. He was a role model for generations of younger composers.
In the beginning he dealt intensively with electronic sound generation and tape composition. In contrast to many other composers of his time, for whom it was only an intermediate point of passage, he stayed with it for a long time and worked in the studios himself. The resulting works are among the most important of the international repertoire.

TELEMUSIK (1966, 5-channel, stereo mix, 18min)
Stockhausen composed this exemplary piece at the invitation of the Japanese broadcaster NHK. He uses recordings of traditional folk music from all over the world together with electronic sounds that are intermodulated in many layers.
The piece was originally conceptualized for 5 audio tracks, but today only this stereo version exists.

source: CD
special thanks to Stockhausen Verlag