Karlheinz Stockhausen

Karlheinz Stockhausen

Born

August 22, 1928

Died

December 5, 2007 (79 years old)

Known For

Sound

Place of Birth

Mödrath, Kerpen, Germany

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.