Licht

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Licht is Karlheinz Stockhausen’s monumental seven-opera cycle, each part associated with a day of the week and combining music, theater, and spirituality into one of the most ambitious works of 20th-century avant-garde music.

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Licht canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf opera cycle ⓘ
stage work ⓘ
composer Karlheinz Stockhausen ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
endOfComposition 2003 ⓘ
genre avant-garde music ⓘ
contemporary classical music ⓘ
hasPart Dienstag aus Licht ⓘ
Donnerstag aus Licht ⓘ
Freitag aus Licht ⓘ
Mittwoch aus Licht ⓘ
Montag aus Licht ⓘ
Samstag aus Licht ⓘ
Sonntag aus Licht ⓘ
includesCharacter Eve ⓘ
Lucifer ⓘ
Michael ⓘ
language German ⓘ
notableFor integration of music, theater, and ritual ⓘ
one of the most ambitious opera projects of the 20th century ⓘ
notablePart Helikopter-Streichquartett ⓘ
numberOfOperas 7 ⓘ
partOf Licht ⓘ
Mittwoch aus Licht ⓘ
premiereOfFirstCompletedOpera 1981 ⓘ
startOfComposition 1977 ⓘ
structure seven operas for the seven days of the week ⓘ
theme cosmology ⓘ
mythology ⓘ
spirituality ⓘ
the three archetypal characters Michael, Eve, and Lucifer ⓘ
usesMedium choir ⓘ
electronics ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ
solo voices ⓘ
spatialized sound ⓘ
taped sound ⓘ
usesTechnique formula composition ⓘ
serialism ⓘ
workPeriod 20th century ⓘ

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Donnerstag aus Licht → partOf → Licht ⓘ
subject linked to: Licht
Daniel Licht → familyName → Licht ⓘ