Mantra

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"Mantra" is a groundbreaking 1970 composition for two pianos and electronics by Karlheinz Stockhausen that exemplifies his formula-based serial technique and innovative use of live electronic transformation.

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instanceOf musical composition ⓘ
work for two pianos and electronics ⓘ
catalogueNumber Stockhausen work number 32 ⓘ
composer Karlheinz Stockhausen ⓘ
dateOfComposition 1970 ⓘ
duration approximately 65 minutes ⓘ
genre contemporary classical music ⓘ
electroacoustic music ⓘ
serial music ⓘ
includes crotales ⓘ
ring modulators ⓘ
short-wave radio ⓘ
woodblocks ⓘ
influenced later piano-and-electronics repertoire ⓘ
languageOfTitle Sanskrit ⓘ
nationalityOfComposer German ⓘ
notableFor continuous transformation of a single formula ⓘ
groundbreaking use of ring modulation in concert music ⓘ
integration of live electronics with acoustic instruments ⓘ
numberOfPerformers 2 pianists ⓘ
partOf Stockhausen’s formula-composition works ⓘ
period late 20th century ⓘ
premiereCountry Germany ⓘ
premiereDate 1970-10-18 ⓘ
premiereFestival Donaueschinger Musiktage ⓘ
premiereLocation Donaueschingen, Germany ⓘ
linked to: Donaueschingen
premiereYear 1970 ⓘ
publisher Stockhausen-Verlag ⓘ
scoredFor electronics ⓘ
two pianos ⓘ
structureBasedOn single melodic formula ⓘ
technique formula composition ⓘ
serial technique ⓘ
titleMeaning sacred utterance or formula ⓘ
uses live electronic transformation ⓘ
ring modulation ⓘ
year 1970 ⓘ

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