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Karlheinz Stockhausen

Born 22 August 1928 · Mödrath, Kerpen, Germany · Died 5 December 2007 at 79

Karlheinz Stockhausen was a German composer, acknowledged by critics as one of the most important but also controversial composers of the 20th and early 21st centuries. He is most known for his groundbreaking work in electronic music, aleatory (controlled chance) in serial composition, and musical spatialization.