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Doris Gertrud Johanna Stockhausen (née Andreae; 1924 – 20 June 2023) was a German music pedagogue. She was the first wife of Karlheinz Stockhausen, who dedicated several compositions to her, beginning with Chöre für Doris in 1950 before they were married.

Life

Doris Gertrud Johanna Andreae was born in Hamburg, the daughter of shipbuilder Max Andreae (1887–1973) and his wife Emmi Alwine, née Blohm (1890–1931). She studied piano at the Musikhochschule Köln, where she met Karlheinz Stockhausen, who also studied there. They were engaged in August 1951. Doris was raised Protestant, but converted to Roman Catholicism to prepare for her wedding.

They married – though both had no income yet, and against her family's wishes – on 29 December 1951 in Hamburg, shortly before the composer moved to Paris for studies. Their best men were the Belgian composer and musicologist Karel Goeyvaerts and the magician artist Alexander Adrion [de].

In the 1950s, Doris Stockhausen was not only her husband's wife, but also his muse and inspiration. She made it possible for him to focus on his compositions. She accompanied him on several tours, and met friends such as Henri Pousseur, György Ligeti, Cornelius Cardew, Earle Brown, Heinz-Klaus Metzger, David Tudor, Frederic Rzewski, Hugh Davies, and Rolf Gehlhaar, many of whom they often hosted at their home for extended periods.

In the early 1960s, Karlheinz Stockhausen fell in love with the artist Mary Bauermeister, but wanted to stay with his family with four small children. Doris Stockhausen was at first willing to live in a ménage à trois. Architect Erich Schneider-Wessling designed a home for them in Kürten, but when it was completed in 1964, Doris Stockhausen remained with the children in Cologne, where the children attended school. In 1965, the couple divorced, and she lived in Cologne where she worked as a piano teacher.

Doris Stockhausen died on 20 June 2023, at the age of 99.

Music dedicated to Doris Stockhausen

Karlheinz Stockhausen dedicated Chöre für Doris to her while they were engaged; several more pieces followed during the 1950s. The last dedication was Vier Sterne weisen Dir den Weg (Four Stars Show You the Way) in 1976, with the stars representing their four children.

• 1950: Chöre für Doris
• 1950: Drei Lieder
• 1950: "Choral"
• 1951: Kreuzspiel
• 1952: Klavierstück III
• 1952: Spiel
• 1952: Schlagquartett
• 1955: Gesang der Jünglinge
• 1976: "Vier Sterne weisen Dir den Weg", the fifth piece in Amour

Family

She was related to key figures at the German shipbuilding and engineering firm Blohm+Voss. Her grandfather Hermann Blohm was a co-founder, and her uncles Walther Blohm [de] and Rudolf Blohm [de] were directors.

Doris and Karlheinz Stockhausen had four children: Suja (born 1953), Christel (born 1956), Markus (born 1957), and Majella (born 1961). Markus Stockhausen is a trumpeter and composer in Cologne.

References

1. Rathert 2013.
2. ^ Revill 2007.
3. Blumröder 1993, p. 109.
4. Blumröder 1993, p. 22.
5. ^ Blumröder 1993, p. 74.
6. ^ Wörner 1977, p. 228.
7. Fasel 2011.
8. Nonnenmann 2008.
9. Lebrecht 2023.
10. Blumröder 1993, p. 164.
11. Classical 2012.
12. Sonoloco 2023.
13. Akademie der Künste 1994, p. 91.
14. Kurtz 1992, pp. 27, 31.
15. Stockhausen 1978, p. 32.
16. Blumröder 1993, p. 112.
17. Akademie der Künste 1994, pp. 158–159.
18. Maconie 2005, p. 389.
19. Stockhausen 2007.
20. "Biographie Markus Stockhausen", markusstockhausen.de (in German)

Sources

• Blumröder, Christoph von (1993). Die Grundlegung der Musik Karlheinz Stockhausens (in German). Franz Steiner Verlag. pp. 22, 74, 109, 112, 164. ISBN 978-3-515-05696-0.
• Fasel, Andreas (18 September 2011). "Interview mit Witwe / Stockhausen und seine Frauen". Die Welt (in German). Retrieved 12 February 2021.
• Kurtz, Michael (1992). Stockhausen: A Biography. Translated by Richard Toop. London and Boston: Faber and Faber – via Internet Archive. ISBN 978-0-571-14323-8 (cloth); ISBN 978-0-571-17146-0 (pbk)
• Lebrecht, Norman (21 June 2023). "Death of Stockhausen's Tolerant Muse, 99". Slipped Disc. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
• Maconie, Robin (2005). Other Planets: The Music Of Karlheinz Stockhausen. Scarecrow Press. pp. 388–390. ISBN 0-8108-5356-6.
• Nonnenmann, Rainer (August 2008). ""Mein kleines Projekt einer künftigen Menschheit" / Karlheinz Stockhausen und sein Architekt Erich Schneider-Wessling". texte.musiktexte.de (in German). Retrieved 12 February 2021.
• Rathert, Wolfgang (2013). "Stockhausen, Karlheinz". Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German). Vol. 25. pp. 373–376. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
• Revill, David (10 December 2007). "Karlheinz Stockhausen: Composer acclaimed as a genius for his work in electronic music". The Independent. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
• Stockhausen, Karlheinz (1978). "Chöre für Doris und 'Choral' (1950)". In Christoph von Blumröder (ed.). Texte zur Musik. Vol. 4. Cologne: DuMont Buchverlag. pp. 32–40. ISBN 3-7701-1078-1.
• Stockhausen, Karlheinz (2007). "Karlheinz Stockhausen / Mittwoch, 22. August 1928 – Mittwoch, 5. Dezember 2007 / Biographie". karlheinzstockhausen.org (in German). Retrieved 12 February 2021.
• Wörner, Karl Heinrich (1977). Stockhausen (in German). University of California Press. p. 228. ISBN 978-0-520-03272-9.
• "Inventionen '94" (PDF) (in German). Akademie der Künste. 1994. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
• "Stockhausen, Karlheinz". classical-music-online.net. 6 February 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
• "Stockhausen Edition no. 1 / Chöre für Doris, Kreuzspiel etc)". sonoloco.com (in German). Retrieved 25 June 2023.

External links

• Doris Stockhausen at IMDb
• Karlheinz Stockhausen – Choruses for Doris (2013) on YouTube
• Ensemble Linea – Karlheinz Stockhausen – Kontra-Punkte (2011) on YouTube

• 1924 births
• 2023 deaths
• German music educators
• People from Cologne