Mantra is a composition by the German composer Karlheinz Stockhausen. It was composed in 1970 and premiered in autumn of the same year in Donaueschingen. The work is scored for two ring-modulated pianos; each player is also equipped with a chromatic set of crotales (antique cymbals) and a wood block, and one player is equipped with a short-wave radio producing morse code or a magnetic tape recording of morse code. In his catalogue of works, the composer designated it as work number 32.
Date of composition | 1970 |
Premiered | 1970, October 18th in Donaueschingen, Germany |
First published | 1975 by Stockhausen-Verlag |
Catalogue | Nr. 32 |
Instruments |
Electronics
Piano - Duet Woodblock - Multiple Cymbal - Multiple Piano - Duet Woodblock - Multiple Cymbal - Multiple |
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