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Trumpetent
''Trumpetent'' is a quartet for four trumpets by the German composer Karlheinz Stockhausen, written in 1995. It is Number 73 in his catalogue of works and one of four independent compositions related to his opera, ''Mittwoch aus Licht''. A performance lasts about 16 minutes. History ''Trumpetent'' was written in October 1995 for Markus Stockhausen, Achim Gorsch, Andreas Adam, and Marco Blaauw, who gave the first performance on 31 May 1996 at the Philharmonic Hall in Cologne. The score is dedicated to these four performers, and to "all trumpeters who play in the spirit of Michael". Analysis The work is based on the Formula composition, superformula for ''Mittwoch aus Licht'', which is played at the end of ''Trumpetent'' in its simplest form from inside the tent, starting in bar 34. It is one of several independent works built in various ways from the Mittwoch superformula. The others are ''Europa-Gruss'', ''Klavierstücke (Stockhausen) #Klavierst.C3.BCck_XVIII, Klavierstück XVII ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mittwoch Aus Licht
(English: Wednesday from Light) is an opera by Karlheinz Stockhausen in a greeting, four scenes, and a farewell. It was the sixth of seven to be composed for the opera cycle (Light: The Seven Days of the Week), and the last to be staged. It was written between 1995 and 1997, and first staged in 2012. History The four component scenes were separately commissioned and premiered: * ''Welt-Parlament'' (World Parliament) was commissioned by the South German Radio Stuttgart and was composed from 29 December 1994 to 5 March 1995. It received its premiere on 3 February 1996, at the Hegelsaal of the Liederhalle in Stuttgart, sung by the Choir of the South German Radio, conducted by , with sound projection by Karlheinz Stockhausen. * ''Orchester-Finalisten'' (Orchestra Finalists) was commissioned by Jan van Vlijmen, director of the Holland Festival, and was premiered on 14 June 1996, at the Carré Theatre, Amsterdam, by the Asko Ensemble. * ''Helikopter-Streichquartett'' (Helicopter Strin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
