Klang (Stockhausen)
Sound - the 24 hours of the day is the last cycle of works by Karlheinz Stockhausen, which he wrote between 2004 and 2007. The individual pieces he gave the serial numbers 81-101. Due to his death, the cycle remained unfinished, the last three " hours " are missing. The total world premiere of the completed 21 hours of the cycle took place on May 8th and 9th, 2010 at alternating performance venues in the Musik Triennale Köln in the manner provided by the composer form by the music factory, while some of the pieces had already been premiered before.
Structure and Formation
After Stockhausen 's opera cycle light - had completed the seven days of the week, he wanted to put in his Kompostionszyklus sound musically the 24 hours of the day. As an example he used Liturgy of the Hours of the Catholic monasteries. Similarly, as the 24 hours of the day are divided into day and night hours, there is also sound from two contrasting sections, the first twelve hours are occupied more chamber music. The spectrum of the first part includes solo pieces to septet, including the third hour solo pieces for piano. After the fifth hour outweigh trio pieces of a rotating cast. For Stockhausen chose titles such as " beauty ", " balance ", " happiness", "hope", "shine" and "loyalty". As a bridge to the second part is the twelfth hour: Awakening. With the 13 hour Cosmic Pulses, a purely electronic piece from 24 layers of the second part of the cycle begins. For the subsequent solo pieces with electronics Stockhausen chose each of three layers from Cosmic Pulses.
Significant stimulation and several of the titles in the second part referring Stockhausen from the Urantia Book.
Following the composition of the 24 hours of the day Stockhausen had planned to add sound to 60 minutes per hour and 60 seconds in the minute. However, Stockhausen died in 2007 at the age of 79 years and had previously completed only 21 parts of sound. From Stockhausen's posthumous sketchbooks is not clear how he wanted to realize the missing three hours.
The pieces in detail
1 hour - Ascension
In this 2004 to 2005 composed piece for organ or synthesizer, soprano and tenor Stockhausen attacks again on aspects of his opera cycle light. The title of the piece was inspired by the first performance on 5 May 2005, one day before the Feast of the Ascension, in the Cathedral of Milan. Stockhausen characterized the piece as follows: "In the third act from Thursday of light, premiered in 1981 in La Scala, Michael returns to his heavenly residence. [ ... ] Michael hears and sees in a > shadow <7 stages of his earthly life, and everything stands on his head, which is below as above. " Stockhausen sees in the play 24 different tempos in a certain time scale before. The performance proved difficult for the soloist at the organ or synthesizer, since the left and right hand various tempos have to play. Stockhausen described his intentions as follows: " The on - the-head standing time for both hands - actually impossible for us today - and the fixed combination of pace and > sound - color < I composed in the spirit of the Assumption: unimaginable - unheard of - invisible. "
The two vocal soloists ( soprano and tenor) sing alternately a text by Stockhausen, which ends in a common praise of God: " our voices / / praise thee / / Creator God Deus ".
The Duration of the piece is 37 minutes.
2nd hour - Joy
Originally wanted Stockhausen composed the piece in 2005 for two harps " Pentecost" call because the two harpists have in addition to their virtuoso soloist to sing 24 lines of Latin Pflingsthymnus Veni creator spiritus. These 24 lines of the hymn sees Stockhausen and again in connection with the 24 hours of the day, " so that the > Second Hour 'of sound is like a full day in one hour of the day. "
The premiere took place on 7 June 2006, the Tuesday after Pentecost, in the Cathedral of Milan instead. The Running time is 41 minutes.
3rd hour - Natural durations
Natural lives is a cycle of 24 piano pieces, the Stockhausen composed 2005-2006. With the performance period of about 140 minutes, it also provides the most extensive work within sound dar. The composer intended with this little virtuoso piano cycle, especially the decay of sounds to make the echo and listed in the score breathe the pianist heard. Through the operation of the pedal and electronic amplifying according to Stockhausen's intentions " melodies, harmonies and polyphonic moments as results of natural periods " occur.
The world premiere of piece # 1 was held in New York on 23 February 2006; No. 2-15 were first performed on 12 July 2006 in Kürten, while No. 16-24 came to the premiere in Lisbon on 17 July 2007.
4th hour - Heavens Door
The composition Heavens Door for a percussionist and a little girl was born in 2005. In this piece, which works as a single from the cycle sound with pantomimic elements, knocking a percussionist with mallets on a specially designed double doors, each with six different sounding wood. The drummer is tapping into different moods at the door, sometimes gently, sometimes pleading, sometimes angry, said he sometimes his feet as percussion used by stomping on the wooden floor in front of the door. Stockhausen has listed 14 different positions, including that he throws himself once desperately on the floor. Finally, the door opens, the drummer falls through, looks around behind the door and disappears. Suddenly blaring metallic noise and an alarm siren howls. Finally, someone in the audience a little girl on stage and disappears behind the door. Then gradually the noise disappears and the siren.
The premiere took place on 13 June 2006 at the Rossini Theatre ( Teatro Comunale ) in Lugo in Italy. The performance lasts about 28 minutes.
5th hour - harmonies
Established in 2006, resulting piece harmonies is a solo piece for winds, which Stockhausen composed for various electronically amplified instruments, taking into consideration the respective characteristics of the instrument. In the original version, he has the work for bass clarinet designed, but subsequently also works for flute or trumpet. The piece is based on all mounts at five different melody groups of three, four, five, six or seven tones, according to Stockhausen " are ranked different tempos, rhythms and arrangements." After playing a group, the tones are by Stockhausen's idea in " other positional distribution of repeated so that the melody acts like a vibrirender chord than harmony. "
According to Stockhausen's instructions, the piece of the soloists to be played from memory. The performance lasts about 15 minutes.
The premiere of the version for bass clarinet took place on July 11, 2007 in Kürten with soloist Suzanne Stephens instead, the version for flute led Kathinka on July 13, 2007 in Kürten, whereby the composer took over the sound direction, the version for trumpet was born on 2 premiered August, 2008 by Marco Blaauw in London at the BBC Proms.
6th hour - Beauty
Established in 2006, resulting piece beauty is a trio for flute, bass clarinet and trumpet. It should be memorized played by the soloists who take changing positions during the performance. In this piece, Stockhausen suggests additionally against a uniform clothing of the soloists in the color HKS 51 (one of the countryside tending shade of blue ).
When the play opens, the soloists speak together, " Praise be to God ". The subsequent composition is presented in 25 different tempi, are to be strictly adhered to: 30 - 40 to 42.5 - 47.5 to 50.5 - 56.5 to 63.5 - 67-71 - 75.5-80 - 85-90 - 107-113 - 120-127 - 134-142 - 150-160 - 180-190 - 202 After Stockhausen's conception of this piece could be performed in major concert halls.
The premiere took place on October 5, 2009 in Lisbon with the soloists Kathinka (flute), Suzanne Stephens (bass clarinet ) and Marco Blaauw (trumpet ) instead.
The game lasts about 30 minutes.
7th period - Balance
The resulting composition Balance 2007 is a trio, this time in the cast bass clarinet, English horn and flute. Stockhausen writes the HKS before 54 (hue between blue and green ) for the clothing of the soloists. These are supposed to play by heart if possible. After they enter the stage from different directions, they welcome briefly, before starting the performance. The 25 tempos match the metronome marks the sixth hour.
One critic described this part of the cycle as " serene, cheerful late work, which ends in praise of God " "" and is clearly focused on a melody, where " arabeskenhaftes proliferation " to " French sensuality of sound " and " escalating vitality " point.
The premiere of the play took place posthumously on 22 August 2008 in the Great Hall of the transmission WDR in Cologne, would have celebrated on the day on which Stockhausen the completion of his 80th year of life. The performers were Martin Fahlenbock (flute), Jaime González ( English horn) and Shizuyo Oka (bass clarinet) by Ensemble Recherche.
The game lasts about 30 minutes.
8 hours - Happiness
Happiness is a woodwind trio for the electronically amplified musical instruments bassoon, english horn and oboe. The piece corresponding to the 6th and 7th hour of sound. The 2007 work was composed as a commission for the Music Triennale 2010 in Cologne. Stockhausen saw for the soloists clothing in the color HKS 60 ( green) before.
The premiere of the work took place in the studio musikFabrik in Media Park Cologne on May 8, 2010. The performers were Edurne Santos bassoon, Piet van Bockstal English Horn and Peter Veale oboe. The sound was directed by Hans -Günther Kasper.
The playing time of the work is about 30 minutes.
9th hour - Hope
Hope is Stockhausen single piece for string trio consisting of violin, viola and cello. The resulting 2007 piece is similar to the above analysis pieces. During the performance, the members of the String Trio to change their positions. For this piece of Stockhausen suggested as the color of clothing HKS 67.
The premiere took place on 31 August 2008, members musikFabrik, with Juditha Häberlin (violin ), Axel Porath (viola) and Dirk Wietheger (cello). The game lasts about 32 minutes.
10th hour - gloss
The resulting 2007 piece Gloss is a septet consisting of the woodwinds oboe, clarinet and bassoon, the brass trumpet, trombone and tuba, as well as a viola as a single string instrument.
According to Stockhausen's instructions the players of bassoon, viola and clarinet should be in the middle of the stage and form a large triangle, where they change their positions according to the five sections of the piece. Trombone, trumpet and oboe, bring the trays are to be blown possibility of side balconies, while the tuba is played while walking behind the trio on stage. The decisive factor provided by Stockhausen lighting effects are in this piece: "The players and the hall shine in the mysterious light that is always shining. " When HKS is 69 ( yellow).
The world premiere of gloss was held on 19 June 2008 at Amsterdam Muziekgebouw with members of the ASKO ensemble instead. The game lasts about 42 minutes.
11th hour - Loyalty
Loyalty is a 2007 arisen wind trio for bass clarinet, clarinet and basset horn small. According to Stockhausen's statements, the soloists are possible by heart play and greet each other shortly before the beginning of the piece. As HKS is provided 2 ( yellow). The game lasts about 30 minutes.
The premiere took place at the Cologne Music Triennale in COMED - hall in the Media Park on May 8, 2010. The soloists were Petra Stump (bass clarinet), Roberta Gottardi (small clarinet) and Rumi Sota - Klemm ( basset horn ).
12th hour - Awakening
The resulting 2007 piece awakening for soprano saxophone, trumpet and cello marks the end of the first instrumental part of the cycle and is also a transition to the second part, in which predominates the electronic music. The clothes color of the soloists should be 3 ( yellow color ) to Stockhausen's instructions HKS.
The premiere took place on 13 October 2009 in Brussels with the soloists Marcus Weiss (saxophone ), Marco Blaauw (trumpet ) and Dirk Wietheger ( Cello ) instead. The game lasts about 32 minutes.
13 hour - Cosmic Pulses
The resulting 13 2006 part of the cycle Cosmic Pulses is pure electronic music that is transmitted through eight pairs of speakers and consists of 24 melodic loops. These in turn are listed in different pitches 1-24. The melodic loops run in 24 different tempos and 24 registers, which comprise about seven octaves.
Karlheinz Stockhausen explained the loops and layers as follows:
Elsewhere Stockhausen compared this composition, which he called " star system " understood as a type, with the task of " 24 planets around a sun with individual rotations, tempos and trajectories synchronize. "
This work is the key to the second part of the cycle that is based on different mixtures of layers from Cosmic Pulses.
For play, an 8- track magnetic tape, 8 x 2 speakers and a mixer for the sound direction are required in technical devices.
The premiere of the work in the blending of Karlheinz Stockhausen was held in the Auditorium Parco della Musica, Sala Sinopoli in Rome on 7 May 2007.
The playing time is 32 minutes.
14 hour - Havona
Havona is a work for a vocal soloist in the bass voice and electronic music. The over loudspeakers resounding electronic music was created in 2007 work based on the layers 24-23 - 22 from Cosmic Pulses. In this work, Stockhausen is the first time after Ascension again a vocal soloist. Stockhausen's text begins with the word " God " to which his children " step by step" of Urantia ( Earth ) from striving. The route goes via Jerusem in Nebadon, Uversa, the great Orvonton in the center of the Milky Way, then Edentia and Havona to Paradise, where the souls of study " cosmic music ". In this text, the soloist calls all stations of the path corresponding to the subsequent works from the cycle.
The performance time is 24'10 " minutes. The premiere took place on 10 January 2009 in Paris instead, soloist Nicholas Isherwood (bass ), sound is directed by Gérard Pape.
15 hour - Orvonton
The resulting 2007 Orvonton work for baritone and electronic music is based on the layers 21-20 - 19 from Cosmic Pulses. Orvonton valid according to the Urantia Book and the sung text as " seventh Super Universe with the center of the Milky Way ".
In this piece, the vocal soloist provides for the names of the title " Orvonton for baritone " first once before: " Orvonton, I'm a baritone ." The subsequent lyrics set to music mainly consists of notes and sound stage directions Stockhausen, the singer explains the structure of the work, starting with the components of the layer 19 of Cosmic Pulses. "This consists of 23 tones as sound loop when basic tempo 3.75 each note lasts 2 seconds, the loop so 23 x 2 = 46 seconds. " He then explained that the pace controlled in nine sequences by hand and varies with accelerandi and ritardandi will. This is followed by further structural explanations, as well as the concluding observations to the music in general.
The Duration of the piece is 24 minutes.
The premiere took place on 8 May 2010 with soloist Jonathan de la Paz Zaens under the sound director of Hannah Weirich in COMED - hall in Cologne Media Park instead.
16 hour - Uversa
The resulting 2007 16 hours from the sound Uversa cycle is a piece for basset-horn and electronic music on the layers 18 - 16 is based from Cosmic Pulses - 17. Stockhausen has the outline of the piece written explanatory texts that has Kathinka recorded and mixed electronic music. The first text mentions the title of the piece " Uversa " followed by localizing Explanation " center of Orvonton ".
The Duration of the piece is 22'40 " minutes.
The premiere took place on 8 May 2010 as part of the overall performance of the cycle at the Cologne Music Triennale with Michele Marelli ( basset horn ) under the sound direction by Florian Zwißler in Cologne Domforum instead.
17 hour - Nebadon
The resulting 2007 Nebadon composition for horn and electronic music is based on the layers 15 - 14 - 13 made of Cosmic Pulses. As in the 16th hour Uversa Stockhausen has written for the 17 hour briefly the texts that structure the piece. These texts has Kathinka recorded and mixed electronic music, examples: ". Nebadon - Michael - Eternal Son - Creator Son - Nebadon - in Salvington - Michael - Gabriel [ ... ] "
The Duration of Nebadon is 21'40 " minutes.
The premiere took place on 8 May 2010 as part of the overall performance of the cycle at the Cologne Music Triennale in the Protestant Christ church. Performed the world premiere was Christine Chapman, Horn. Sound director was Hannah Weirich.
18 hour - Jerusem
The resulting composition Jerusem 2007 is the 18th hour of the cycle sound. Jerusem is a composition for a vocal soloist in the vocal range tenor, accompanied by electronic music on the layers 12 - 10 are based from Cosmic Pulses - 11. The short lyric begins with the words " universes of God Schools". During the performance, the singer repeated several times the short text as a whole. Jerusem is by Stockhausen after the text of the 14th hour - Havona located in Nebadon.
The Duration of the piece is 20'40 " minutes.
The premiere took place on 8 May 2010 as part of the overall performance of the cycle sound at the Musik Triennale Köln with the tenor Hubert Mayer under the sound directed by Melvyn Poore instead. World première was the Christ Church ( Cologne).
19 hour - Urantia
The resulting 2007 composition Urantia is the 19th hour of the cycle sound. Urantia is a work for soprano and electronic music on the layers 9 - 7 is based from Cosmic Pulses - 8. The short text is:
Urantia is according to the Urantia Book and the text of Havona another name for the earth, strive from which people step to paradise.
The Duration of the piece is 19'40 " minutes.
The first public performance of the recording of the piece took place on 8 November 2008 in the Queen Elizabeth Hall at the South Bank Centre in London. In the produced in the pre-recording Kathinka has taken the soprano part.
20 hour - Edentia
The resulting 2007 20 hours from the sound Edentia cycle is a piece for soprano saxophone and electronic music on the layers 6 - based 4 from Cosmic Pulses - 5. Stockhausen has an outline text for the 24 sections of the work written for this piece again, as early as the 16th and 17th hour of the cycle, the Kathinka has added to and mixed with electronic music. According to this text Edentia is considered constellation in Nebadon with resurrection halls, where (also onomatopoeic commenting ) play " the celestial musicians Morse code Morse code Morse code " and " steep glissandi ."
Edentia is by Stockhausen's cosmological ideas of the main planet in the constellation Norlatiadek, which in turn is a subsystem of Satania and is localized in the universe of Nebadon.
The Duration of the work is 18'40 " minutes.
Edentia was commissioned composition of the NDR and the new plant in Hamburg Rolf Liebermann Studio NDR was on 6 August 2008 at the Schleswig -Holstein Music Festival in collaboration with the NDR concert series premiered. Premiere soloist Marcus Weiss, soprano saxophone.
21 hour - Paradise
The resulting 2007 21 hours of the cycle is titled paradise and is a work for flute and electronic music. Paradise is the last work in the cycle, which could complete Stockhausen. The electronic music is based on the layers 3 - 2 - 1 from Cosmic Pulses. As in Edentia and various other pieces of the second part of the cycle has created Stockhausen Outline texts for the 24 parts of the work that has Kathinka recorded and mixed electronic music. Stockhausen's text is simultaneously an analysis that begins with the following words: " Paradise - for flute - and electronic music - 21 hours of sound - reshuffled three layers from Cosmic Pulses - in paradise every 24 loops - from Cosmic Pulses [ ... ] "
The Running time is 17 minutes.
The work was commissioned composition of the NDR and was first performed on 24 August 2009 at the Schleswig -Holstein Music Festival in collaboration with the NDR concert series the new plant in the Laeiszhalle. Performed the world premiere was Kathinka. The sound was directed by Bryan Wolf.