Stockhausen’s Originale

A 1961 avant-garde theatrical/musical work by composer Karlheinz Stockhausen in which avant-garde figures performed as themselves, blending music, theater, and documentary-like performance. It was noted for being politically less radical than contemporary jazz movements like the October Revolution and was derided by some critics as pretentious.

Claims that use this term

• The jazz October Revolution was politically more radical than Stockhausen’s Originale.
• Stockhausen’s Originale had avant-garde figures play themselves
• A hostile New York Times critic mocked Stockhausen’s Originale as pretentious