Stimmung

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Stimmung is a groundbreaking 1968 vocal composition by Karlheinz Stockhausen that explores overtone singing, extended vocal techniques, and meditative repetition.

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instanceOf contemporary classical composition ⓘ
vocal composition ⓘ
centralPitch B-flat ⓘ
composer Karlheinz Stockhausen ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
duration approximately 70 to 80 minutes ⓘ
genre experimental music ⓘ
meditative music ⓘ
minimalist music ⓘ
historicalSignificance landmark of late-1960s experimental vocal music ⓘ
one of the first major Western works based on overtone singing ⓘ
influenced later experimental vocal music ⓘ
overtone-based choral composition ⓘ
language English ⓘ
German ⓘ
notableFeature focus on vocal overtones ⓘ
intimate ensemble interaction ⓘ
repetitive rhythmic patterns ⓘ
static harmonic field ⓘ
use of names of deities ⓘ
numberOfPerformers 6 ⓘ
partOf Stockhausen’s vocal works ⓘ
performancePractice memorized or semi-memorized performance ⓘ
singers seated in a circle ⓘ
periodInComposerOutput formulaic and meditative phase ⓘ
premiereCity New York City ⓘ
premiereDate 1968 ⓘ
premiereLocation United States ⓘ
publisher Universal Edition ⓘ
recordedBy Collegium Vocale Köln ⓘ
Theatre of Voices ⓘ
requires amplification of voices ⓘ
close-miking of singers ⓘ
structure modular form ⓘ
series of models ⓘ
titleMeaning mood ⓘ
tuning ⓘ
usesTechnique chant-like patterns ⓘ
extended vocal techniques ⓘ
intoned poetry ⓘ
meditative repetition ⓘ
overtone singing ⓘ
spoken names ⓘ
vocalForces mixed voices ⓘ
six vocalists ⓘ
yearOfComposition 1968 ⓘ

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