Tierkreis (Stockhausen)

Tierkreis
Character pieces by Karlheinz Stockhausen
Bell tower of the Cologne City Hall where, since 6 July 2009, one of the Tierkreis melodies is played on the carillon daily at noon
Composed1974 (1974)–75
Movements12
Scoringvarious versions

Tierkreis (1974–75) is a musical composition by the German composer Karlheinz Stockhausen. The title is the German word for Zodiac, and the composition consists of twelve melodies, each representing one sign of the zodiac.

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