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.

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Donnerstag aus Licht 0
Helikopter-Streichquartett 0

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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

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