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Karlheinz Stockhausen

German composer.

Born August 22nd, 1928 in Mödrath castle. [ref]

Died December 5th, 2007 at 79 years old in Kürten (heart failure). [ref]

Occupations
composer, music teacher, music theorist, musician, musicologist, university teacher

There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving