Stockhausen, Karlheinz
Musical-theatrical works
Originale, music-theatre using Kontakte, 1961
Inori [Adorations], mime, dancer, orch, 1973-4
Atmen gibt das Leben, chorus, 1974; rev. as 'choral opera', chorus, orch/tape, 1977
Herbstmusik, musical theatre for 4 players, 1974
Harlekin, cl, 1975
Der kleine
Harlekin, cl, 1975
The Licht cycle
Montag aus Licht [Monday from Light], 'modernes Orchester' - 14 vv, orchestra of electronic and/or amplified instruments, 1 actor, choir (tape or live), 21 actresses, children's choir, girls choir, greeting-3 acts-farewell, text by Stockhausen, 1984-8
Montags-Gruss (Eva-Gruss), basset hns, elec kbds/8-track tape, 1984-8 [greeting from Montag]; performable separately:
Xi, melody inst with microtones
Xi, version for basset-hn
Orchestral and large ensemble without electro-acoustic media
Formel, 28 insts, 1951
Spiel, orch, 1952
Punkte, orch, 1952, rev. 1962
Gruppen, 3 orchs, 1955-7
Stop, 6 small orch groups, 1965
Stop, Paris version, 19 insts, 1969
Fresco, wall sounds for meditation, 4 orch groups, 1969
Tierkreis, chbr orch, 1974, rev. 1977
Jubiläum, orch, 1977
Europa-Gruss, 8 solo tpt, 1 extra soloist, 240 brass players (4x26 tpt, 4x8 hn, 4x8 ten and bar hn, 4x16 trmb, 2x4 tubas), 1992-5
Vocal music without electro-acoustic media
Chöre für Doris (P. Verlaine), mixed chorus, 1950: 1 Die Nachtigall, 2 Armer junger Hirt, 3 Agnus Dei
Drei Lieder, A, fl, 2 cl, bsn, tpt, trbn, 2 perc, pf, hpd, str, 1950: Der Rebell (C. Baudelaire), Frei (anon.), Der Saitenmann (anon.)
Choral (Stockhausen), SATB, 1950
Carré, 4 choruses, 4 orchs, 1959-60, partly realized Cardew
Stimmung (Stockhausen etc.), 2 S, Mez, T, Bar, B, 6 mic, 1968
Sternklang, Park music for 5 groups, 21 vv and instr., 1971
Ylem, 19 players/singers, 1972
Am Himmel wandre ich … (Indianerlieder) [In the Sky I am walking ... (Amerindian chants)], 2 vv, 1972
Tierkreis, high S/high T, harmony inst, 1974, rev. 1976
Tierkreis, S/very high T, harmony inst, 1974, rev. 1976
Tierkreis, Mez/A/low T, harmony inst, 1974, rev. 1976
Tierkreis, Bar, harmony inst, 1974, rev. 1976
Tierkreis, B, harmony inst, 1974, rev. 1976
Atmen gibt das Leben, chorus, 1974; rev. as 'choral opera', chorus, orch/tape, 1977
Litanei 97, chorus, 1997
(for other works see the Licht cycle)
Chamber music without electro-acoustic media
Sonatine, vn, pf, 1951
Kreuzspiel, ob, b cl, pf, 3 perc, 1951
Schlagquartett, pf, 6 timp (3 players), 1952; rev. 1974 as Schlagtrio, pf, 6 timp (2 players)
Kontra-Punkte, fl, cl, b cl, bn, tpt, trbn, pf, hp, vn, vc, 1952, rev. 1953
Zeitmasze, fl, ob, eng hn, cl, bn, 1955-6
Refrain, pf + woodblocks, cel + crotales, vib + cowbells + glock, 1959
Adieu, fl, ob, cl, bn, hn, 1966
Dr K., sextet, fl, b cl, pf, vib + tubular bells, va, vc, 1968-9
Ylem, 19 players/singers, 1972
Laub und Regen [closing duet from Herbstmusik], cl, va, 1974
Tierkreis, 12 melodies, melody inst and/or harmony inst, 1974: 1 Aquarius, 2 Pisces, 3 Aries, 4 Taurus, 5 Gemini, 6 Cancer, 7 Leo, 8 Virgo, 9 Libra, 10 Scorpio, 11 Sagittarius, 12 Capricorn
Tierkreis, cl, pf, 1974, rev. 1981
Tierkreis, fl + pic, cl, tpt + pf, 1974, rev. 1983
Musik im Bauch, 6 perc + music boxes, 1975
(for other works see the Licht cycle)
Solo instrumental without electro-acoustic media
Klavierstücke I-IV, 1952
Klavierstücke V-X, 1954-5, IX-X rev. 1961
Klavierstück XI, 1956
Zyklus, perc, 1959
Tierkreis, 12 melodies, melody inst and/or harmony inst, 1974: 1 Aquarius, 2 Pisces, 3 Aries, 4 Taurus, 5 Gemini, 6 Cancer, 7 Leo, 8 Virgo, 9 Libra, 10 Scorpio, 11 Sagittarius, 12 Capricorn
Harlekin, cl, 1975
Der kleine Harlekin, cl, 1975
Amour, 5 pieces, cl, 1976
Amour, 5 pieces, fl, 1976, rev. 1981
In Freundschaft, rec/fl/cl/ob/basset-hn/b cl/bn/sax/hn/tpt/trbn/tuba/vn/va/vc/db, 1977
(for other works see the Licht cycle)
Orchestral and large ensemble with electro-acoustic media
Mixtur, 5 orch groups, 4 sine-wave generators + 4 ring mod, 1964
Mixtur, 5 small orch groups, 4 sine-wave generators + 4 ring mod, 1967
Hymnen, third region, version with orch, 4-track tape, 1969
Trans, orch, 8-track tape, 1971
(for other works see the Licht cycle)
Vocal music with electro-acoustic media
Mikrophonie II (H. Heisenbüttel: Einfache grammatische Meditationen), 6 S, 6 B, Hammond org, 4 ring mod, 4-track tape, 1965
Momente (Bible: Song of Solomon, M. Bauermeister, Stockhausen etc.), S, 4 choral groups, 4 tpt, 4 trbn, 2 elec org, 3 perc, 1962-4
Pole, 2 players/2 vv, 2 short-wave receivers, 1969-70
Expo, 3 players/3 vv, 3 short-wave receivers, 1969-70
Sirius, S, B, tpt, b cl, elecs, 1975-7; 4 versions for elecs alone:
Frühlings-Version
Sommer-Version
Herbst-Version
Winter-Version
Capricorn, B, elecs, 1977
Atmen gibt das Leben, chorus, 1974; rev. as 'choral opera', chorus, orch/tape, 1977
(for other works see the Licht cycle)
Chamber music with electro-acoustic media
Kontakte, version for pf, + perc, perc, 4-track tape, 1958-60
Mikrophonie I, tam-tam, 2 mic, 2 filters and potentiometers (6 players), 1964
Hymnen, version with inst ens and elecs, 1966-7
Prozession, tam-tam, va, electronium/synth, pf, mics, filters, potentiometers (6 players), 1967
Kurzwellen, 4 insts, mics, filters, potentiometers, 4 short-wave receivers (6 players), 1968; realized, with music by Beethoven, as Kurzwellen mit Beethoven (Stockhoven-Beethausen Opus 1970), 1969
Pole, 2 players/2 vv, 2 short-wave receivers, 1969-70
Expo, 3 players/3 vv, 3 short-wave receivers, 1969-70
Mantra, 2 pf + woodblock + crotales, 2 sine wave gen. and 2 ring mod, 1969-70
3 x Refrain 2000, pf + wood blocks, sampler celesta + 3 antique cym., vib. + 3 cowbells + glock., elecs, 2000
Europa-Gruss, 4/6/8/etc solo instrs , 4/6/8/etc high winds group, 4/6/8/etc low winds group, synths ad lib., 1992-5
Stop und Start, 6 instrumental groups (synth1 + b cl, synth2 + trmb, synth3 + basset-hn, synth4 + sax, synth 5 + tpt, synth6 + fl), ?-2002
(for other works see the Licht cycle)
Solo instrumental with electro-acoustic media
Solo, melody inst with feedback, 1965-6
Spiral, soloist, short-wave receiver, 1968
Aries, tpt, elecs, 1977, rev. 1980
Libra, b cl, elecs, 1977
(for other works see the Licht cycle)
Tape
Konkrete Etüde, 1-track tape (Paris), 1952
Elektronische Studien, 1-track tape (Cologne):
I, 1953
II, 1954
Gesang der Jünglinge (Bible: Daniel), 5 1-track tapes (Cologne), 1955-6; rev. 4-track tape
Kontakte, 4-track tape (Cologne), 1958-60
Telemusik, 4-track tape (Tokyo), 1966
Hymnen, 4-track tape (Cologne), 1966-7
Sirius, elecs, 1975-7; 4 versions for elecs alone:
Frühlings-Version
Sommer-Version
Herbst-Version
Winter-Version
Two couples, ?
Electronic and concrete music for Komet, ?
(for other works see the Licht cycle)
Other works
Plus-Minus, 2 x 7 pages for elaboration, unspecified forces, 1963
Aus den sieben Tagen, 15 text pieces, 1968: 1 Richtige Dauern, c4 players; 2 Unbegrenzt, ens; 3 Verbindung, ens; 4 Treffpunkt, ens; 5 Nachtmusik, ens; 6 Abwärts, ens; 7 Aufwärts, ens; 8 Oben und unten (Theaterstück), man, woman, child, 4 insts; 9 Intensität, ens; 10 Setz die Segel zur Sonne, ens; 11 Kommunion, ens; 12 Litanei, spkr/chorus; 13 Es, ens; 14 Goldstaub, small ens; 15 Ankunft, spkr/speaking chorus
Für kommende Zeiten, 17 text pieces, 1968-70: 1 Übereinstimmung, 2 Verlängerung, 3 Verkürzung, 4 Über die Grenze, 5 Kommunikation, 6 Intervall, 7 Ausserhalb, 8 Innerhalb, 9 Anhalt, 10 Schwingung, 11 Spektren, 12 Wellen, 13 Zugvogel, 14 Vorahnung, 15 Japan, 16 Wach, 17 Ceylon
Sternklang, park music for 5 groups, 1971
Alphabet für Liège, 13 musical scenes for soloists and duos, 1972
Vortrag über Hu, introductory lecture to Inori, 1v, 1974
Cadenzas for W.A. Mozart: Clarinet Concerto, k622, 1978
Cadenzas for Haydn: Trumpet Concerto, hVIIe:1, 1983-5
Cadenza for L. Mozart: Trumpet Concerto, 1984
Cadenzas for W.A. Mozart: Flute Concertos, k313 and k314, 1984-5
Principal publishers
Stockhausen-Verlag
Universal
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