Formel (Formula) is a composition for chamber orchestra by Karlheinz Stockhausen, written while he was still a student in 1951. It is given the number ⅙ in his catalog of works, indicating that it is amongst the pieces preceding the composition he recognised as his first mature work, Nr. 1 Kontra-Punkte.

Date of composition 1951 (November/December 1951)
Premiered 1971, October 22nd (Théâtre de Ville) in Paris, France
Catalogue Nr. 1/6
Approx. duration 13 minutes
Instruments Orchestra
Autotranslations beta Karlheinz Stockhausen: Formel, Nr. 1/6
Karlheinz Stockhausen: Formel, Nr. 1/6
Karlheinz Stockhausen: Formel, Nr. 1/6