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Dodecaphony or Serialism is the use of the twelve semi-tones as the harmonic and structural basis, rather than the traditional harmonic key structure which governed classical music until the turn of the twentieth century. Arnold Schoenberg was the father of twelve-tone composition in the 1930s. Moving into the post-war era, all dodecaphonic or serial musical parameters, including note lengths, dynamics and even timbres were set in rows. After 1948, the Darmstadt “holiday courses” became the centre of Dodecaphony or Serialism for almost a decade. Despite the mathematical and logical basis, twelve-tone composition still produced many highly emotional works such as Luigi Nono’s Il Canto sospeso.
As the technical and electronic possibilities continued to grow and thrive after the war, the first studio solely dedicated to electronic music was founded in Cologne in 1951 by Herbert Eimert. Important electronic music composers were Edgar Varese, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Ernst Krenek, Maurice Kagel, Luciano Berio and Iannis Xenakis, who was also an assistant to the architect Le Corbusier.
Aleatoric comes from the Latin “alea”, meaning dice. Aleatoric composition leaves elements of the music to chance. The American composer John Cage was the first to experiment with aleatoric music, and many others followed, in particular K. Stockhausen, P. Boulez, W. Lutosławski.
Soundscape composition plays with sense and emotion, it uses long drawn musical landscapes to give the listener time to recognise and experience the music in a whole new way. The most important compositions include Atmosphères and Lontano by György Ligeti. Other works of this type were created by Luigi Nono, Krzysztof Penderecki, Iannis Xenakis.
Minimalism also came to Europe from the USA. Minimalism uses repetitive, wide blocks of sound, without strong contrasts or dramatic changes. It is in the repetition, with gradual, small changes, that the minimalist effect is achieved. The pioneers of minimalism in the 1960s were American composers Philip Glass, John Adams, Le Monte Young, Terry Riley and Steve Reich. They were followed in Europe by Henryk Górecki and Arvo Pärt.
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for: Chamber ensemble, live electronics
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for: Brass Ensemble, Trumpet, Trombone and Piano
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for: Soprano, Piano Accompaniment, Guitar
Buch
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for: Double bass
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for: Symphonic orchestra
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for: Violin, viola, cello (string trio)
Score
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for: Soloist (baritone), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
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for: 4 voices
Ensemble score
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for: Narration, Women's Choir [SSA] and Ensemble
Piano reduction
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for: Organ
Music score
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for: Opera
Piano reduction
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for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
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for: Violin, Horn and Piano
Score, Parts
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for: Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano
Score
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for: Chamber ensemble
Score
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for: Piano and Chamber Ensemble
Score
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for: Concert band
Score
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for: String instrument
Score
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für Saxophon und Klavier
for: Saxophone, piano
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for: Clarinet, Violin, Piano Chamber and Cello
Study score
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Vocal Score
for: Voice
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1193500
2 Piano Version
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Buch
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for: Piano
Music score
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for: Clarinet, Cello, Piano
Score, Parts
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
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for: Mixed Choir [SATB] and Organ
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Psalm 30
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Choir score
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No. 1 from Seven Motets for the Church Year
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
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for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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for: Flute, Bass Clarinet, Flugelhorn, Violin and Bass
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for: Clarinet, Trombone, Cello and Piano
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for: Guitar ensemble
Buch
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for: Brass band
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for: Piano 4 hands
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for: Saxophone and Percussion
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for: Piano
Music score
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for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
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for: Symphonic orchestra
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for: Flute, Cello and Piano
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for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
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for: Chamber Group, Flute, Clarinet, Percussion, Guitar
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for: Trombone, Electronics
CD
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for: Chamber ensemble
Score
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