Karlheinz Stockhausen, avant garde German composer

Oct. 10, 1965 - Impure Tunes was Karlheinz Stockhausen (37) forced to hear, but this time unfortunately not from the orchestra but from the town Dusseldorf. For here was denied to give the New Tuner, who is much more popular in America than in his homeland, the Great Prize of Arts of North-Rhine Westphalia, although the music experts voted for Stockhausen in two votings. Stockhausen's commentary to this obvious reluctance to his music: Cultural Politics are not related to me, I go on working'. The decision of Dusseldorf: The Great Prize of Arts will this year not be given at all. Photo shows Karlheinz Stockhausen conducting his work Moments, for 4 choirs, 3 drums, and 13 instruments in the WDR Cologne

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