Doris Gertrud Johanna Stockhausen (née Andreae, born 28 February 1924) is a German music pedagogue. She was the first wife of

Karlheinz Stockhausen Karlheinz Stockhausen (; 22 August 1928 – 5 December 2007) was a German composer, widely acknowledged by critics as one of the most important but also controversial composers of the 20th and early 21st centuries. He is known for his groun ...

who dedicated several compositions to her, beginning with ''

Chöre für Doris (Choruses for Doris), after poems by Paul Verlaine, is a three- movement a cappella choral composition by Karlheinz Stockhausen, written in 1950 and later given the number 1/11 in the composer's catalogue of works. The score is dedicated to the c ...

'' in 1950 before they were married.

Life

Doris Gertrud Johanna Andreae was born in

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, the daughter of the shipbuilder Max Andreae (1887–1973) and his wife Emmi Alwine née Blohm (1890–1931). She studied piano at the

Musikhochschule Köln A music school is an educational institution specialized in the study, training, and research of music. Such an institution can also be known as a school of music, music academy, music faculty, college of music, music department (of a larger in ...

, where she met

who also studied there. They were engaged in August 1951. Doris was raised Protestant, but converted to Catholicism to prepare for her wedding. They married—though both had no income yet, and against her family's wishes—on 29 December 1951 in Hamburg, shortly before the composer moved to Paris for studies. Their best men were the Belgian composer and musicologist

Karel Goeyvaerts Karel August Goeyvaerts (8 June 1923 – 3 February 1993) was a Belgian composer. Life Goeyvaerts was born in Antwerp, where he studied at the Royal Conservatoire of Antwerp, Royal Flemish Music Conservatory; he later studied musical composition, ...

and the magician artist . In the 1950s, Doris Stockhausen was not only her husband's wife, but also his

muse In ancient Greek religion and mythology, the Muses ( grc, Μοῦσαι, Moûsai, el, Μούσες, Múses) are the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts. They were considered the source of the knowledge embodied in the ...

and inspiration. She made it possible for him to focus on his compositions. She accompanied him on several tours, and met friends such as

Henri Pousseur Henri Léon Marie-Thérèse Pousseur (23 June 1929 – 6 March 2009) was a Belgian classical composer, teacher, and music theorist. Biography Pousseur was born in Malmedy and studied at the Academies of Music in Liège and in Brussels from 1947 to ...

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, Hugh Davies and

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, whom they often hosted at their home for extended periods. In the early 1960s, Karlheinz Stockhausen fell in love with the artist

Mary Bauermeister Mary Hilde Ruth Bauermeister (born 7 September 1934) is a German artist who works in sculpture, drawing, installation, performance, and music. Influenced by Fluxus artists and Nouveau Réalisme, her work addresses esoteric issues of how informati ...

but wanted to stay with his family, with four small children. Doris Stockhausen was first willing to live in a

ménage à trois A () is a domestic arrangement and committed relationship with three people in polyamorous romantic or sexual relations with each other, and often dwelling together; typically a traditional marriage between a man and woman along with anothe ...

. Architect Erich Schneider-Wessling designed a home for them in

Kürten Kürten is a village and a municipality in the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Geography Kürten is situated approximately 25 km east of Cologne. Neighbouring places Nearby cities include Bergisch Gladbac ...

, but when it was completed in 1964, Doris Stockhausen remained with the children in Cologne, where the children attended school. In 1965, the couple divorced, and she lived in Cologne as a piano teacher.

Music dedicated to Doris Stockhausen

Karlheinz Stockhausen dedicated ''Chöre für Doris'' to her while they were engaged; several more pieces followed during the 1950s. The last dedication was ''Vier Sterne weisen Dir den Weg'' in 1976, meaning their four children as the stars. * 1950: ''

'' * 1950: '' Drei Lieder'' * 1950: "

Choral A choir ( ; also known as a chorale or chorus) is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform. Choirs may perform music from the classical music repertoire, which ...

" * 1951: ''

Kreuzspiel (Crossplay) is a composition by Karlheinz Stockhausen written for oboe, bass clarinet, piano and four percussionists in 1951 (it was later revised for just three percussionists, along with other changes). It is assigned the number 1/7 in the comp ...

'' * 1952: '' Klavierstück III'' * 1952: ''

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'' * 1952: '' Schlagquartett'' * 1953: ''

Kontra-Punkte ''Kontra-Punkte'' (Counter-Points, or Against-Points) is a composition for ten instruments by Karlheinz Stockhausen which resolves contrasts among six instrumental timbres, as well as extremes of note values and dynamic levels, into a homogeneou ...

'' * 1955: ''

Gesang der Jünglinge ''Gesang der Jünglinge'' (literally "Song of the Youths") is an electronic music work by Karlheinz Stockhausen. It was realized in 1955–56 at the Westdeutscher Rundfunk studio in Cologne and is Work Number 8 in the composer's catalog. The voc ...

'' * 1976: "Vier Sterne weisen Dir den Weg", the fifth piece in '' Amour''

Family

She was related to

Blohm & Voss Blohm+Voss (B+V), also written historically as Blohm & Voss, Blohm und Voß etc., is a German shipbuilding and engineering company. Founded in Hamburg in 1877 to specialise in steel-hulled ships, its most famous product was the World War II battle ...

: her grandfather

Hermann Blohm Hermann Blohm (born 23 June 1848 in Lübeck; died 12 March 1930 in Hamburg) was a German shipbuilder and company founder of Blohm+Voss. Life His father was German merchant Georg Blohm from Lübeck (1801-1878). He studied at ETH Zurich in Swit ...

was a co-founder, and her uncles and were directors. Doris and Karlheinz Stockhausen had four children: Suja (born 1953), Christel (born 1956), Markus (born 1957), and Majella (born 1961).

Markus Stockhausen Markus Stockhausen (born May 2, 1957) is a German trumpeter and composer. His recordings and performances have typically alternated between jazz and chamber or opera music, the latter often in collaboration with his father, composer Karlheinz Sto ...

is a trumpeter and composer in Cologne.

References

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External links

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(in German) Jahrbuch Landesmusikgymnasium Rheinland-Pfalz 2013 * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Stockhausen, Doris German music educators People from Cologne 1924 births Living people