Twenty-first Hour: Paradies Klang (Stockhausen)
the laeiszhalle, hamburg, paradies premiered in 2009
paradies (paradise), flute , electronic music (layers 3, 2, 1 cosmic pulses) 2007 (18 mins., 02 secs.). work number 101. specified colour hks 31 (purple) (stockhausen 2009e, cover , ii).
paradies premiered kathinka pasveer, flute, , bryan wolf, sound direction, @ schleswig-holstein musik festival, @ laeiszhalle in hamburg on 24 august 2009 (stockhausen-stiftung für musik. 2009, 9). paradies commissioned north german radio (ndr), hamburg (stockhausen-stiftung für musik. 2010, 10 & 38).
according urantia book, paradise gigantic nuclear isle of absolute stability rests motionless @ heart of magnificent eternal universe (urantia foundation 1955, 152).
as preceding pieces, paradies has text describing itself. in case, spoken kathinka pasveer on tape, mixed electronic music. 25 short lines articulate 24 musical sections of work. in orvonton, after announcing piece in first 7 lines, german words section 8 onward analyse stages of work itself: 24 lines of notes flute / 1 24 pitches / of original row / source of melodies / each line, different low note / fragments of groups / jumps in entire space / fitting dynamics / articulation free / legato or staccato / pauses ad libitum / flexible tempo / 1 insert per line / fantasy / , play / , joy / magic / eternal god (stockhausen 2009e, i).
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