Stockhausen: "Gesang der Junglinge"

Karlheinz Stockhausen: "Gesang der Junglinge" (Song of the Youths) (1955-56). A piece of electronic music utilizing both synthesized and vocal sounds. The vocal syllables are derived from the "Song of the Youths in the Fiery Furnace" from Daniel. Unfortunately, due to the time constraints of youtube videos, the last couple of minutes of this beautiful and historically important work of Stockhausen,were deleted from this recording.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• electronic
• modern
• 20th
• century
• serial
• twelve
• tone

[blackneno]

I just finished the entire piece...my mind is completely fucked...

[omnipotato98]

If this isn't music, then everything that people consider "music" isn't music. Why would our definition of the twelve-tone system and harmony be the only criteria for a beautiful sound? If your definition of music is "Sounds based on theory developed between 1500 and 1900 in Western Europe," I'm sorry, but you are extremely closed-minded.

[Metamusik]

@dalecampbl5 When you say: This is not "Music" but "Noise", it tells me you haven't really listened to either. I'm not surprised everyone doesn't understand, say, Cage's 4'33, that piece requires a fundamental shift in perspective, a de-emphasis on composer and an emphasis on context and listening. But this?? It's not even microtonal for gods sake; it's about as wacky as Ave Maria...Which coincidentally Gounod "pulled out of his ass" while jammin' out to Prelude No.1 in C-major.

[Metamusik]

@dalecampbl5 I really don't understand your argumentation here. With a little effort? With a massive show of effort, more like. This is a serial-composition after all, the most minute attention to detail known to western music. Even if it was easy (it's arguably far easier these days when you don't have to edit it on tape) does that really matter? A good Baroque-composer could probably pull a Fugue out of their ass "with a little effort", but who cares?

[dalecampbl5]

@Metamusik well I'm not a musician, i just listen, I enjoy it, I hear the patterns, etc...at least in Romantic/Classical/Baroque and some 20th century music. You honestly think this kind of music is so unique and special that people can't (with a little effort) pull it out of their asses?

[Metamusik]

@theaknoize It's a piece intended to glorify God, which probably tells you all you need to know about Karlheinz Stockhausen. You should hear it in 5-channels man, very very intense experience.

[Metamusik]

@trompette1 More like 100. Did someone just see a Dada-poster and become terribly upset? ... "It's un-patriotic! Not to mention, there's weird sounds in the music all of a sudden. I've barely gotten used to the Saxophone, and now this! These damnable Futurists and their noise-machines... If this continues, where will we be ONE HUNDRED YEARS from now?! We need a good ol' war to set things straight and these troubles in the Balkans looks like just the ticket... "

[Metamusik]

@dalecampbl5 You should give up music. Seriously. If you can't hear the composed quality of this, you simply do not have the talent for it. I'm against blind worship of seminal composers, but still... It's not exactly Cage, now is it? It's anything but random. No worries: try painting. Visit your local museum and see if you can actually see the compositions, color, texture etc. Still nothing? Try literature. Hell, try sports. I hear football is very popular.

[69guitarchick]

@theaknoize Actually, The Beatles once said in an interview that if they could have anyone in the audience of this imaginary concert (they were talking on a recording of a song), they would pick Stockhausen :)

[theaknoize]

This is like audio nightmare. Talk about fucked up. Too creepy for words. I don't think I can listen to any more

[theaknoize]

The beatles, AFX, radiohead, deadmau5 anyone who has experimented with and makes electronic music must be influenced by this guy in some way or other. But I think two of the four spring to mind, most certainly

[jclout24]

6:30 sounds like a rubberband