Licht
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Licht is Karlheinz Stockhausen’s monumental seven-opera cycle, each part associated with a day of the week and combining music, theater, and spirituality into one of the most ambitious works of 20th-century avant-garde music.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Donnerstag aus Licht | 0 |
| Helikopter-Streichquartett | 0 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
opera cycle
ⓘ
stage work ⓘ |
| composer | Karlheinz Stockhausen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| endOfComposition | 2003 ⓘ |
| genre |
avant-garde music
ⓘ
contemporary classical music ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Dienstag aus Licht
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Donnerstag aus Licht NERFINISHED ⓘ Freitag aus Licht NERFINISHED ⓘ Mittwoch aus Licht NERFINISHED ⓘ Montag aus Licht NERFINISHED ⓘ Samstag aus Licht NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonntag aus Licht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesCharacter |
Eve
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lucifer NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| notableFor |
integration of music, theater, and ritual
ⓘ
one of the most ambitious opera projects of the 20th century ⓘ |
| notablePart | Helikopter-Streichquartett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfOperas | 7 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Licht
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mittwoch aus Licht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereOfFirstCompletedOpera | 1981 ⓘ |
| startOfComposition | 1977 ⓘ |
| structure | seven operas for the seven days of the week ⓘ |
| theme |
cosmology
ⓘ
mythology ⓘ spirituality ⓘ the three archetypal characters Michael, Eve, and Lucifer ⓘ |
| usesMedium |
choir
ⓘ
electronics ⓘ orchestra ⓘ solo voices ⓘ spatialized sound ⓘ taped sound ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
formula composition
ⓘ
serialism ⓘ |
| workPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.