Ernstalbrecht Stiebler (1934-2024) was a German composer of minimalist and reductionist contemporary music. His name is still most closely associated with his long-time position as radio editor and producer for New Music at the Hessian Broadcasting Corporation (Hessischer Rundfunk), but his own compositional oeuvre—beginning in 1955—has attracted more attention with various concerts and several releases. Having attended the Darmstadt International Summer Courses for New Music from 1958 onwards, Stiebler decided in 1963 to leave serial music behind and instead opt for his own reductionist style built on minimalist structures and repetitions, though not in any way related to the so-called Minimal Music but rather influenced by
Minimalism in visual art. In terms of composers of his time, the closest stylistic relationship that could be drawn is that to
Morton Feldman. Stiebler's approach was best summarized in his own words: “Music is too important to burden it with emotions.”
