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Originally Posted by Skaligojurah
I'm looking into Henry Cowell, and Stockhausen. I need an entry point for both. Remember, also, I'm a seasoned avant-garde, and classical listener, so no need to worry about accessibility.
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I'm not terribly familiar with Henry Cowell, but I do know Stockhausen's music having studied some of it in a music history class. My personal favourite of his is
Gesang der Junglinge.
A good "entry point" to Stockhausen's music, I think, is the series of pieces he called
Klavierstücke (wikipedia:
Klavierstücke (Stockhausen) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia). There are 19 of them; here's the first 4:
I also recommend
Zyklus:
And for something a little more adventurous (and creepier), I suggest
Mikrophonie I &
II:
I
II
Hope this helps you.