Mantra, Nr. 32
Mantra is a composition by the German composer Karlheinz Stockhausen. It was composed in 1970 and premiered in autumn of the same year at the Donaueschingen Festival. The work is scored for two ring-modulated pianos; each player is also equipped with a chromatic set of crotales and a wood block, and one player is equipped with either a shortwave radio producing Morse code signals or a recording of Morse code. In his catalogue of works, the composer designated it as work number 32.
Movements
- Mantra: I. Introduction et formule
- Mantra: II. Répétition régulière
- Mantra: III. Accent à la fin
- Mantra: IV. Son « normal »
- Mantra: IX. Liaison chromatique
- Mantra: V. Gruppetto autour d'une note centrale
- Mantra: VI. Trémolo
- Mantra: VII. Accord marqué
- Mantra: VIII. Accent au début
- Mantra: X. Staccato
- Mantra: XI. Répétition irrégulière « morse »
- Mantra: XII. Trille
- Mantra: XIII. Sforzando (Fortepiano)
- Mantra: XIV. Lien en arpège
- Mantra: XV. Coda - Reprise de la formule
Recommended recordings
- Aloys Kontarsky YouTubeSpotify (subscription)
- Alfons Kontarsky YouTubeSpotify (subscription)