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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.
for: Singstimme, Chromelodeon, Kithara
Sing- und Spielpartitur
Item no.: 667289
Flöte/Bassflöte und Klavier (2002)
for: Flute [bass flute], piano
Ensemble score
Item no.: 641728
Klassik
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 840820
based on poems by William Blake
op. 7
for: Voice (tenor/soprano), piano
Music score
Item no.: 683928
Geistliche Musik nach einem Text von Emily Dickinson für Frauenchor a cappella
for: Women's choir (SSMMAA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 635328
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 840378
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Music score
Item no.: 920853
Klassik
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 1176091
for: Choir, Percussion and Double Bass
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1343195
for one-sided drums with or without jangles
(für einseitige Trommeln mit oder ohne Schellen)
for: Hand drum
Music score
Item no.: 1660619
Opera in two acts op. 50
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 302521
for: Double bass
Music score
Item no.: 1087364
for: Voice (soprano), orchestra
Music score
Item no.: 922225
for bass-bariton and instrumental ensemble
for: Voice (bass), chamber ensemble
Study score
Item no.: 659735
for: Unison Choir and Piano
Choir score
Item no.: 897784
for: Countertenor and Orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 858068
for: 2 Wind Instruments
Score
Item no.: 1542100
for: Percussion Quartet
Score
Item no.: 1542097
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
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for: Clarinet and Strings
Score
Item no.: 1541785
for: Voice, ensemble
Study score
Item no.: 674561
for: Mixed choir, harp, strings
Choir score
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(Facsimile)
for: 4 voices (SSAB), chamber ensemble
Study score
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for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
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for: Countertenor and Orchestra
Score
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for: Viola, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1175484
for: Clarinet
Music score
Item no.: 1542163
for: Voice (baritone), piano
Piano reduction
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for: Chamber orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1541709
for: Chamber ensemble
Score
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for: Clarinet, Cello and Piano
Score, Parts
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for: Voice (high), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 120734
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 906430
for: Chamber ensemble, live electronics
Set of parts
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for: 2 soloists (ST), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
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for: Trumpet
Music lesson book
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for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 317315
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
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for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1547525
for: String Quartet and Clarinet
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1587283
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 882768
for: Brass ensemble
Score
Item no.: 867332
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
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for: Viola
Music score
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for: Organ
Music score
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for: Piano
Music score
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for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
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for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
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