Klang (Stockhausen)
Klang (pronounced [klaŋ])—Die 24 Stunden des Tages (Sound—The 24 Hours of the Day) is a cycle of compositions by Karlheinz Stockhausen, on which he worked from 2004 until his death in 2007. It was intended to consist of 24 chamber-music compositions, each representing one hour of the day, with a different colour systematically assigned to every hour. The cycle was not yet finished when the composer died, so that the last three "hours" are lacking. The 21 completed pieces include solos, duos, trios, a septet, and Stockhausen's last entirely electronic composition, Cosmic Pulses. The fourth composition is a theatre piece for a solo percussionist, and there are also two auxiliary compositions which are not part of the main cycle. The completed works bear the work (opus) numbers 81–101.
History and character
After having spent 27 years composing the opera-cycle Licht (1977–2004), Stockhausen felt he was shifting his focus from the visible world of the eyes—Licht is the German word meaning "light", as of the stars, the sun—to the invisible world of the ears. When planning his new cycle of pieces based on the hours of the day, he initially considered several possibilities for the title: Day, Nacht und Tag (Night and Day), Liebe (Love), Chi (the life energy), or Spiegel (Mirror). The name he finally settled on, Klang, means "sound", acoustic vibrations, but for Stockhausen, above all "the INNER EAR, for the divine Klang, the mystic sound of the beyond with the voice of the conscience, in German: die Stimme des Gewissens" (Stockhausen 2006a, 10).
Karlheinz Stockhausen
Karlheinz Stockhausen (German pronunciation: [kaʁlˈhaɪnts ˈʃtɔkhaʊzn̩]; 22 August 1928 – 5 December 2007) was a German composer, widely acknowledged by critics as one of the most important (Barrett 1988, 45; Harvey 1975b, 705; Hopkins 1972, 33; Klein 1968, 117) but also controversial (Power 1990, 30) composers of the 20th and early 21st centuries. Another critic calls him "one of the great visionaries of 20th-century music" (Hewett 2007). He is known for his groundbreaking work in electronic music, aleatory (controlled chance) in serial composition, and musical spatialization.
He was educated at the Hochschule für Musik Köln and the University of Cologne, later studying with Olivier Messiaen in Paris and with Werner Meyer-Eppler at the University of Bonn. One of the leading figures of the Darmstadt School, his compositions and theories were and remain widely influential, not only on composers of art music, but also on jazz and popular music. His works, composed over a period of nearly sixty years, eschew traditional forms. In addition to electronic music—both with and without live performers—they range from miniatures for musical boxes through works for solo instruments, songs, chamber music, choral and orchestral music, to a cycle of seven full-length operas. His theoretical and other writings comprise ten large volumes. He received numerous prizes and distinctions for his compositions, recordings, and for the scores produced by his publishing company.
Stockhausen (disambiguation)
Karlheinz Stockhausen (1928–2007) was a German composer.
Stockhausen may also refer to:
People with the surname
Stockhausen (Sondershausen)
Stockhausen is a part of the town Sondershausen in Thuringia and was probably made at the beginning of the 11th century. The village was incorporated in 1950.
Stockhausen is located west of Sondershausen at the foot of the mountain Frauenberg near the river Wipper and has more than 2,000 inhabitants. In the center stands the Neo-Gothic Church of St. Matthias.
An aristocratic family named even once for the village.
Sources
Coordinates: 51°22′41″N 10°51′15″E / 51.37806°N 10.85417°E
Klang
Klang may refer to:
Geography
- Klang (city), the royal capital of the state of Selangor
- Klang District, a district that contains the city of Klang, but does not administer it
-
Klang Valley, the district in Selangor, Malaysia, home to Klang
- Klang River, the river that flows through Klang Valley
- Ulu Klang
- New Klang Valley Expressway
- Sentul-Port Klang Route
- Klang Parade
- North Klang Straits Bypass
- Klang Komuter station
- Jalan Klang Lama
- Klang Sentral
- Duta – Ulu Klang Expressway
- Klang–Banting Highway
- South Klang Valley Expressway
- New North Klang Straits Bypass
- Genting Klang – Pahang Highway
- Klang Gates Dam
- Klang High School
- Gurdwara Sahib Klang
- Bandar Bukit Tinggi
- Pandamaran
- Bandar Baru Klang
- Port Klang
- Klang River, the river that flows through Klang Valley
- Ulu Klang
- New Klang Valley Expressway
- Sentul-Port Klang Route
- Klang Parade
- North Klang Straits Bypass
- Klang Komuter station
- Jalan Klang Lama
- Klang Sentral
- Duta – Ulu Klang Expressway
- Klang–Banting Highway
- South Klang Valley Expressway
- New North Klang Straits Bypass
- Genting Klang – Pahang Highway
- Klang Gates Dam
- Klang High School
- Gurdwara Sahib Klang
- Bandar Bukit Tinggi
- Pandamaran
- Bandar Baru Klang
Klang (city)
Klang (/ˈklæŋ/; Jawi: كلاڠ<!; Tamil: கிள்ளான்; Chinese: 巴生), old alternative spelling: Kelang, is the royal city and former capital of the state of Selangor, Malaysia, the name Klang comes from the inspiration of Dato Ee. It is located within the Klang District in Klang Valley. It is located about 32 km to the west of Kuala Lumpur and 6 km east of Port Klang. It was the civil capital of Selangor in an earlier era prior to the emergence of Kuala Lumpur and the current capital, Shah Alam. Port Klang, which is located in the Klang District, is the 13th busiest transshipment port and the 16th busiest container port in the world.
Majlis Perbandaran Klang (MP Klang), or Klang Municipal Council, exercises jurisdiction for a majority of the Klang District while the city council of Shah Alam, the state capital, exercises some jurisdiction over other parts of the district (known as Shah Alam selatan).
As of 2010, Klang District has a total population of 842,146, while the population of MP Klang is 744,062.
Klang (album)
Klang is the third and final studio album by the English indie rock band The Rakes, released on March 23, 2009. The album was preceded by the first single "1989" on March 16. The Rakes recorded the album with Chris Zane in Berlin, Germany, a decision that lead singer Alan Donohoe explained is because "The London music scene is so dull--it's like wading through a swamp of shit. We just wanted to be somewhere more inspiring." Hence the name of the album which is the German word for 'sound'.
