Talk:Musik im Bauch

Synthesis of process music and absurdist theater
I tried to rephrase this in a way that wouldn't need a citation. I think that those two statements are clearly supported by the score as a source, but perhaps, it's a bridge too far. Trumpetrep (talk) 00:30, 15 May 2011 (UTC)
 * The rephrasing does not change the fact that Musik im Bauch does not use the plus- and minus-sign notation of the process compositions such as Kurzwellen and Pole, and "absurdist theatre" is not obviously an appropriate characterization of this piece (in the way that "percussion sextet" is, for example). Neither does the score anywhere identify the work as "process music", or "absurdist theatre". I have therefore restored the call for a citation.—Jerome Kohl (talk) 01:56, 15 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Okay. I removed the passage. Trumpetrep (talk) 02:05, 15 May 2011 (UTC)
 * It can always be added back in later if you find a suitable source.—Jerome Kohl (talk) 02:16, 15 May 2011 (UTC)

Original music for music boxes
It is highly unlikely that his melodies are the first original composition for music boxes. This is a really tough claim to support or refute. Therefore, I think it best to make it clear that it's simply a claim that Stockhausen makes. Haydn and Beethoven both wrote for mechanical music devices. Also, there is a very broad range of devices that are considered music boxes, with cylinders, with discs, etc. It would be impossible to survey all the repertoire of music boxes that were ever made, but the likelihood of this being true is very tenuous. So, like Stockhausen's dream claims, its best to report what he says with a little context.Trumpetrep (talk) 13:44, 15 May 2011 (UTC)
 * This is why I rephrased the claim and referenced it. It appears that Stockhausen was told this by someone at the Reuge firm, but the quotation from him does not actually state this. Using a phrase such as "Stockhausen claims that" is implicit criticism that it is factually incorrect, and therefore requires all the documentation that you rightly deplore as "impossible to survey".—Jerome Kohl (talk) 19:55, 15 May 2011 (UTC)