Refrain was composed in June and July 1959 on commission from Gerhart von Westerman (de) for the Berlin Festwochen, and is dedicated to Ernst Brücher (de) (Stockhausen 1964, 101). It was premiered on 2 October 1959 by David Tudor (piano), Cornelius Cardew (celesta), and a percussionist from the WDR Symphony Orchestra, Siegfried Rockstroh (vibraphone), at the Berlin Congresshalle, as part of an all-Stockhausen concert that also included Kreuzspiel, Zeitmaße, Zyklus, and the Klavierstücke I, IV, V, VII, VIII, and XI (Kurtz 1992, 98).
Date of composition | 1959 (June-July) |
Premiered | 1959, October 2nd (Berlin Congresshalle) in Berlin, Germany |
Dedicated to | Ernst Brücher |
Catalogue | Nr. 11 |
Instruments |
Woodblock
- Multiple
Vibraphone Cow bell - Alpine Cow Bell Celesta - Amplified Cymbal - Multiple ; Antique Cymbals Piano Woodblock - Multiple Vibraphone Cow bell - Alpine Cow Bell Celesta - Amplified Cymbal - Multiple ; Antique Cymbals |
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