The electronic music of Karlheinz Stockhausen : studies on the esthetical and formal problems of its first phase / Seppo Heikinheimo.

Author/creator Heikinheimo, Seppo
Format Book
Publication InfoHelsinki : Suomen Musiikkitieteellinen Seura, 1972.
Description228 pages ; 21 cm.
Subjects

SeriesActa musicologica Fennica ; 6
Acta musicologica Fennica ; 6. ^A65656
Contents The starting point. Kreutzspiel for oboe, bass clarinet, piano and percussion ; Kontra-Punkte -- Studie I. The functional aspect ; The musical aspect -- Studie II -- The interim before Gesang der Jünglinge -- Gesang der Jünglinge. The use of language ; The esthetic aspect: speech, a sign of abdication ; The utilization of space ; The position of Gesang der Jünglinge in Stockhausen's morphology -- The interim preceding "Kontakte." The variable form ; The multivalent form -- Kontakte. Some historical background to this style ; Kontakte as representative of the moment form ; Relativizing the perception of time ; An analysis of the structures in Kontakte ; Analysis of examples of the moment form -- [Structures I-XVI] -- Conclusions.
General noteAdded title page with thesis statement inserted.
Dissertation noteHelsinki.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 227-228).
LCCN 73163335