Composer
Karlheinz Stockhausen
Pioneered electronic music and wrote a string quartet for four helicopters. The Beatles put him on the cover of Sgt Pepper.
Karlheinz Stockhausen was a German composer, widely acknowledged by critics as one of the most important but also controversial composers of the 20th and early 21st centuries. He is known for his groundbreaking work in electronic music, having been called the "father of electronic music", for introducing controlled chance into serial composition, and for musical spatialization.
- Born
- 1928-08-22, Kerpen, GermanyA Wednesday
- Died
- 2007-12-05, Kurten, GermanyA Wednesday, aged 79
- At birth
- Sun in Leo, Moon in Scorpio
- Nationality
- Germany
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1928-08-22, Kerpen, Germany · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
Europe/BerlinThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 29°04′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 19°25′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 5°17′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 13°20′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 8°16′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 10°19′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 12°31′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 6°46′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Leo | 28°55′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 17°44′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2007-12-05, Kurten, Germany · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 12°55′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 26°17′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 6°10′ | Direct |
| Venus | Libra | 29°52′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 9°35′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 26°57′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Virgo | 8°22′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 14°49′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 19°35′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 28°09′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Karlheinz Stockhausen was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.