Gruppen
E531879
Gruppen is a groundbreaking orchestral composition by Karlheinz Stockhausen, renowned for its complex spatialization of three separate orchestras and its innovative use of serial techniques.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical work
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orchestral composition ⓘ |
| approximateDurationMinutes | 20 ⓘ |
| catalogue | Stockhausen-Verlag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Karlheinz Stockhausen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerOf | Karlheinz Stockhausen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | WDR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Universal Edition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary classical music
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orchestral music ⓘ |
| hasRecording |
Boulez / Cleveland Orchestra recording
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Stockhausen conducts Gruppen ⓘ |
| influenced |
late 20th-century orchestral writing
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spatial orchestral composition ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | German ⓘ |
| movementCount | 1 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex spatial distribution of three orchestras
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independent but coordinated tempi ⓘ innovative use of serial techniques ⓘ |
| numberOfOrchestras | 3 ⓘ |
| orchestration | three spatially separated orchestras ⓘ |
| periodOfCompositionEnd | 1957 ⓘ |
| periodOfCompositionStart | 1955 ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition |
Cologne
NERFINISHED
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Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereConductor |
Bruno Maderna
NERFINISHED
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Karlheinz Stockhausen NERFINISHED ⓘ Pierre Boulez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | West Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1958-10-24 ⓘ |
| premierePerformingEnsemble | WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Cologne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereVenue | Kölner Messehalle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Universal Edition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
large orchestra
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three conductors ⓘ |
| structure | 174 groups of notes ⓘ |
| style |
post-war avant-garde
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serialism ⓘ |
| title | Gruppen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
formula-based serial structures
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group composition technique ⓘ polytempo ⓘ spatialization of sound ⓘ total serialism ⓘ |
| workNumber | Nr. 6 ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1957 ⓘ |
| yearComposed |
1955
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1956 ⓘ |
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