Mikrophonie I (Microphony I) for 6 players (2 groups of 3) with tam-tam (gong), 2 microphones, 2 filters with potentiometers (1964) Development In 1964, Stockhausen acquired a 5-foot Paiste tam-tam (gong) which was first used in performances of MOMENTE, where it was struck, caressed, scratched and scraped in various ways with various drumsticks, mallets and screwdrivers.  After installing it in …

composer and pianist, born 19 September 1938 in Warsaw. He studied piano with Maria Wiłkomirska (graduated in 1962) and composition with Kazimierz Sikorski (degree in 1964) at the State Higher School of Music in Warsaw. The French government granted him a scholarship for composition studies with Nadia Boulanger in Paris (1966-67). Since 1963 he has given many concerts in Europe …