Tone on which the vocalist 'halts for a while') which is expressed in different ways. Pitch row (above) as a 'central' pitch (sometimes described by Stockhausen as a Each of these 24 Moments uses a different note from the 24-note KLANG The soloist's part of each of these 8 works is divided into roughly 24 sections named 'Moments' (an independent functional section, used as a compositional technique in many Stockhausen works like CARRÉ, MIXTUR, MOMENTE, etc.). The 4th bar is a tritone lower from the 1st bar (with some The 3rd bar is a tritone higher from the 2nd bar (with some octave The 2nd bar is in retrograde (backwards) of the 1st bar and transposed higher. The numbers under the staff indicate the steps from one note to the next. The numbers above the staff indicate the chromatic scale value starting from middle C. ORVONTON, the 15th Hour, for example, is a work for solo baritone, accompanied by Layers 19, 20 and 21 from COSMIC PULSES. The 8 compositions written as Hours 14-21 in the KLANG cycle each use different sets of 3Ĭonsecutive Layers as 'background material' (such as was done with OKTOPHONIE, UNSICHTBARE CHÖRE,Įtc.) for solo compositions (4 for voice and the remaining for basset This 'draw down' is about twice as fastĪs in the 'build-up'. Starting from the lowest Layers and moving upwards (gradually leaving After a period of several minutes where all 24 Layers are active, the Layers begin to individually drop out, again Starting from the lowest/slowest Layer, and go up in sequence to the

Synthesizer-generated melodic material, with each Layer having aĭifferent speed and pitch register. COSMIC PULSES is composed of 24 'Layers' of This electronic element is derived from COSMIC PULSES, the 13th Hour of Stockhausen's originally-plannedĢ4-part cycle KLANG ('SOUND') which is based on the 24 hours of theĭay.

Cosmic Pulses Layers 22-24) (2007)īefore talking about the compositions listed as Hours 14 through 21 of Stockhausen's KLANG cycle, a brief description of their electronic layers is important, since these works are basically solo chamber works with accompanying electronic music. 101 - KLANG - 21st Hour: PARADIES (Paradise) (Flute, w.

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