Trans is as much a work of theatre as it is a musical composition. It has a somnolent, irrational look and feel, for the simple reason that it is the representation of a dream. Stockhausen regarded it as an important work for himself, a key work and a whole new beginning—a "transcendental piece" (Stockhausen 1978b, 511).

Date of composition 1971
Premiered 1971, October 16th (Donaueschingen Stadthalle) in Donaueschingen, Germany
Catalogue Nr. 35
Instruments Orchestra
Magnetic tape
Autotranslations beta Karlheinz Stockhausen: Trans, Nr. 35
Karlheinz Stockhausen: Trans, Nr. 35
Karlheinz Stockhausen: Trans, Nr. 35