Family and home Karlheinz Stockhausen

karlheinz stockhausen in garden of home in kürten, 2005

on 29 december 1951, in hamburg, stockhausen married doris andreae (kurtz 1992, 45; maconie 2005, 47). had 4 children: suja (b. 1953), christel (b. 1956), markus (b. 1957), , majella (b. 1961) (kurtz 1992, 90; tannenbaum 1987, 94). divorced in 1965 (rathert 2013). on 3 april 1967, in san francisco, married mary bauermeister, whom had 2 children: julika (b. 22 january 1966) , simon (b. 1967) (kurtz 1992, 141, 149; tannenbaum 1987, 95). divorced in 1972 (rathert 2013; stockhausen-stiftung & [2013]).

four of stockhausen s children became professional musicians (kurtz 1992, 202), , composed of works them. large number of pieces trumpet—from sirius (1975–77) trumpet version of in freundschaft (1997)—were composed , premièred son markus (kurtz 1992, 208; m. stockhausen 1998, 13–16; tannenbaum 1987, 61). markus, @ age of 4 years, had performed part of child in cologne première of originale, alternating performances sister christel (maconie 2005, 220). klavierstück xii , klavierstück xiii (and versions scenes operas donnerstag aus licht , samstag aus licht) written daughter majella, , first performed @ ages of 16 , 20, respectively (maconie 2005, 430, 443; stockhausen texte, 5:190, 255, 274; stockhausen texte, 6:64, 373). saxophone duet in second act of donnerstag aus licht, , number of synthesizer parts in licht operas, including klavierstück xv ( synthi-fou ) dienstag, composed son simon (kurtz 1992, 222; maconie 2005, 480, 489; stockhausen texte, 5:186, 529), assisted father in production of electronic music freitag aus licht. daughter christel flautist performed , gave course on interpretation of tierkreis in 1977 (stockhausen texte, 5:105), later published article (c. stockhausen 1978).

in 1961, stockhausen acquired parcel of land in vicinity of kürten, village east of cologne, near bergisch gladbach in bergisches land. had house built there, designed specifications architect erich schneider-wessling, , resided there completion in autumn of 1965 (kurtz 1992, 116–17, 137–38).