| Librettist | Karlheinz Stockhausen (The German text of part one being based on an aphorism is by Hazrat Inayat Khan.) |
| Date of composition | 1974 (expanded in 1976-1977) |
| Premiered | 1975, May 16th in Hamburg, Germany |
| Dedicated to | The first version of the score (1974) is dedicated to Doris Stockhausen on her birthday, 28 February 1974; The two new sections (composed in 1976-1977; printed as a single part II in the score) were dedicated to the composer's daughter Christel Stockhausen on the occasion of her 21st birthday, 22 January 1977 |
| Type | Opera |
| Catalogue | Nr. 39 |
| Approx. duration | 50 minutes |
| Instruments |
Orchestra
Chorus/Choir |
| Autotranslations beta |
Karlheinz Stockhausen: Atmen gibt das Leben, Nr. 39 Karlheinz Stockhausen: Atmen gibt das Leben, Nr. 39 Karlheinz Stockhausen: Atmen gibt das Leben, Nr. 39 |