Music is mathematics, the mathematics of listening, mathematics for the ears. Karlheinz Stockhausen More Quotes by Karlheinz Stockhausen More Quotes From Karlheinz Stockhausen I'm an adventurer. I like invention, I like discovery. Karlheinz Stockhausen invention discovery inspiring Being quiet and meditating on sound is something completely different and will be discovered very soon by a lot of people who feel that the visual world doesn't reach their soul anymore. Karlheinz Stockhausen soul sound people The September 11 attacks were the greatest work of art in the cosmos...compared to that, we composers are nothing Karlheinz Stockhausen cosmos september-11 art We are no longer the same after hearing certain sounds, and this is more the case when we hear organized sounds, sounds organized by another human being: music. Karlheinz Stockhausen hearing cases sound I became aware that all sounds can make meaningful language. Karlheinz Stockhausen language sound meaningful Repetition is based on body rhythms, so we identify with the heartbeat, or with walking, or with breathing. Karlheinz Stockhausen walking-away breathing heart In particular what is most important to me is the transformation of a sound by slowing it down, sometimes extremely, so that the inner of sound becomes a conceivable rhythm. Karlheinz Stockhausen transformation important sound One experiments and has to choose always the best results. Karlheinz Stockhausen experiments results When a certain piece of music penetrates a person, a resonance is set in motion and an inner voice says: "I like this resonance. It elevates me. It develops hitherto unknown possibilities in me. I don't recognize myself. This is very interesting. Karlheinz Stockhausen pieces voice interesting I was horrible at everything I ever tried to do and people respect me. The American Dream has come true!! Karlheinz Stockhausen respect-me dream people And I'm always interested when other musicians are trying to discover new worlds of sound. Karlheinz Stockhausen musician sound trying Whenever I felt happy about having discovered something, the first encounter, not only with the public, with other musicians, with specialists, etc, was that they rejected it. Karlheinz Stockhausen etc musician firsts And the invention of transformations of certain figures has become the most important in musical composition. Karlheinz Stockhausen transformation musical important And harmony means that the relationship between all the elements used in a composition is balanced, is good. Karlheinz Stockhausen elements relationship mean And I'll never forget the first time I took the possibility to project sound every day for six or seven hours with special devices which were built for me. Karlheinz Stockhausen special sound firsts But since the middle of the century in particular, the music has become very irregular in rhythm. Karlheinz Stockhausen rhythm middle century It is true that the eyes dominate the ears in our time. Karlheinz Stockhausen our-time eye ears So there is a personal sense of style for a given work - I don't like a general style, but every work has its own style, and I want to create a style for every work. Karlheinz Stockhausen style given want I no longer limit myself. Karlheinz Stockhausen limits Since I started composing I have always worked with series of tempos, even superimposed the music of different groups of musicians, of singers, instrumentalists who play and sing in different tempos simultaneously and then meet every now and then in the same tempo. Karlheinz Stockhausen singers musician play
