T.C3.BCrin Klang (Stockhausen)



japanese rin, 1 of sound sources in türin


in 2 days in october 2006, stockhausen realised 13-minute electronic work accompany himmels-tür on first cd recording. title türin combines names of 2 sound sources used, door (german: tür) percussion piece, , chromatic set of rin—japanese bowl-gongs stockhausen had used in several compositions, such telemusik, inori, lucifer s dance samstag aus licht, , orchestra version of hoch-zeiten sonntag aus licht, in himmelfahrt (hour 1) , twenty-second piece of natural durations (hour 3) klang. recorded sounds of strokes on door electronically processed focus pitch , extend resonance, , rin stroke of corresponding pitch added each attack (kohl 2008, 17).


the composition, written in september 2006 , realised on 7 , 8 october, consists of single, stately presentation of 24-tone klang row in original transposition, in rhythms derived pitches. within each of these long tones, stockhausen s voice intones different noble word (such hope , fidelity , balance , generosity , etc.). utter simplicity of piece puts @ opposite extreme hyper-complex cosmic pulses, work on in progress @ time türin created (kohl 2008, 17; kohl 2012b, 478–79).


there 2 versions of türin, 1 words spoken in german, other in english. according composer, these noble words meant keep himmels-tür open (booklet accompanying stockhausen complete edition cd 86, pp. 12 & 24). composition not assigned work-number stockhausen, included in official catalogue of works nr. 84 .







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