Karlheinz Stockhausen
22.08.1928—05.12.2007

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Karlheinz Stockhausen
Punkte | Nr. ½ | for orchestra

Work Details
Works Index: Nr. ½
Year of composition: 1952/1962/1993
Scored for: for orchestra
Composer: Karlheinz Stockhausen
Instrumentation: 3 3 3 3 - 3 3 2 1 - perc(3), hp(2), pno(2), str(all solo: 8 8 8 6 4)
Instrumentation details: 1. flute (+picc); 2. flute (+picc); 3. flute (+picc; Afl(G)); 1. oboe (+ob.d'a); 2. oboe; 3. oboe (+c.a.); clarinet in Eb; clarinet in B; bass clarinet in B; 1. bassoon; 2. bassoon; 3. bassoon (+cbsn.); 1. horn in F; 2. horn in F; 3. horn in F; 1. trumpet in C; 2. trumpet in C; 3. trumpet in C; tenor trombone; bass trombone; bass tuba; perc (1): tubular bells, Kastenglockenspiel, 2 Pedaltoimpani; vibaphon; marimba; 1. harp; 2. harp; 1. pno; 2. pno (+ cel); 1. violin I; 2. violin I; 3. violin I; 4. violin I; 5. violin I; 6. violin I; 7. violin I; 8. violin I; 1. violin II; 2. violin II; 3. violin II; 4. violin II; 5. violin II; 6. violin II; 7. violin II; 8. violin II; 1. viola; 2. viola; 3. viola; 4. viola; 5. viola; 6. viola; 7. viola; 8. viola; 1. violoncello; 2. violoncello; 3. violoncello; 4. violoncello; 5. violoncello; 6. violoncello; 1. contrabass; 2. contrabass; 3. contrabass; 4. contrabass
Commissioned by: Neuschrift 1962: Auftragswerk des Südwestfunks für Donaueschingen, 1963.
Duration (min): 27
Dedication: Die Neuschrift 1962 ist Francesco Agnello gewidmet, in dessen Haus in Siculiana (Sizilien) ich sie begonnen habe.
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World Première
Location: Donaueschingen / Germany
Date: 20.10.1963
Orchestra: SWF-Sinfonieorchester
Conductor: Pierre Boulez
Work Introduction

The 24-year-old Karlheinz Stockhausen was already fascinated by the universe and the stars, which he saw as individual dots in the sky. This inspired him, in 1952, to compose music with ‘points’ in the sound space instead of melodies. He soon realised that the score of Punkte could not be [...]

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