Is KARLHEINZ STOCKHAUSEN right when he says that electronic music will eventually replace traditional music?
I doubt he is right. We will always listen to and perform traditional music. And we will always be making music in traditional forms and styles. However, we may one day make this music (in older styles) entirely electronically. That is, we may not use conventional instruments anymore. All the sounds we need can be produced electronically, and you will never know the difference.
What do you think?
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June 13th, 2010 at 1:03 am
Stockhausen was an interesting man… like John Cage.
Nothing in music will ever replace anything. There is always an ebb and flow. A temporary replacement, and then something old becomes retro. The musical pallette will always be added to, but I don’t believe any one kind of music will dissappear forever.
June 15th, 2010 at 4:48 am
I would like a reference to his exact quote, please. KS has been misquoted (sometimes maliciously) in the past. I do not doubt he said something to this effect — he is, after all, full of himself — but his exact words would be beneficial to my answering this question.
June 17th, 2010 at 5:51 am
It is possible that electronic versions of much traditional and “classical” music will replace human performers when the technology allows it. The cost of human performance is too high.
If the statement attributed to Stockhausen means that electronic compositions will replace the established repertoire, that’s extremely doubtful.