Function of Faith in Gesang Der Junglinge

Ross Chait, Oberlin College

Location

Science Center, A155

Document Type

Presentation

Start Date

4-26-2013 2:45 PM

End Date

4-26-2013 3:45 PM

Abstract

In Gesang der Jünglinge (1956), Karlheinz Stockhausen presents a mass for electronic music. My research focuses on the presences and functions of Christian choral traditions in this pioneering piece of electroacoustic music. My analysis focuses on the history and creation of these abstract sounds, and on the trajectory of Christian choral and liturgical traditions, in order to illustrate how Stockhausen’s devotion to Catholicism resonates in this revolutionary piece. To complement this analysis, I have composed music for voice and electronics in the style of Gesang Der Jünglinge.

Notes

Session II, Panel 7: Composing Reflections: Responses in the Forms of a Film, a Film Score, and a Musical Homage
Moderator: Arnie Cox, Associate Professor of Music Theory

Major

English; Musical Studies

Advisor(s)

T.S. McMillin, English
Jennifer Fraser, Ethnomusicology

Project Mentor(s)

Paul Cox, Musicology

April 2013

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Apr 26th, 2:45 PM Apr 26th, 3:45 PM

Function of Faith in Gesang Der Junglinge

Science Center, A155

In Gesang der Jünglinge (1956), Karlheinz Stockhausen presents a mass for electronic music. My research focuses on the presences and functions of Christian choral traditions in this pioneering piece of electroacoustic music. My analysis focuses on the history and creation of these abstract sounds, and on the trajectory of Christian choral and liturgical traditions, in order to illustrate how Stockhausen’s devotion to Catholicism resonates in this revolutionary piece. To complement this analysis, I have composed music for voice and electronics in the style of Gesang Der Jünglinge.