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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: 3 solo voices [soprano, counter tenor [alto], tenor), violin, viola, cello
Set of parts
Item no.: 158462
für Oboe und Klavier
for: Oboe, piano
Score, part
Item no.: 377049
Russische Musik der Moderne
for: Voice (alto), piano
[deutsch, russisch]
Item no.: 467755
für Klavier, Bratsche und Heckelphon oder Tenorsaxophonop. 47
for: Klavier, Bratsche und Heckelphon (Tenorsaxophon)
Set of parts
Item no.: 288379
für Violine solo
for: Violin
Music score
Item no.: 351719
for: Organ
Item no.: 372696
for: für Orgel
Item no.: 113428
Zwölftonwerk Heft Nr.2op. 15/2
for: für Klavier
Item no.: 112873
Arrangement for two Violas
(of "Duetti" for two Violins)
for: 2 violas
Ensemble score
Item no.: 679812
for: Clarinet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 373790
for voice and guitar
for: Voice, guitar
JAP
Item no.: 633908
Klassik
for: Classical guitar
Music score
Item no.: 315518
Version für hohen Sopran oder hohen Tenor und Akkordinstrument
Werk Nr. 41 2/3
for: Voice (high), piano
Score
Item no.: 676958
for: Clavicembalo O 2 Clavicembali
Score
Item no.: 853951
for: Accordion
Item no.: 260954
für Flöte, Trompete, Violine, Violoncello und Klavier
for: Flöte, Trompete, Violine, Violoncello, Klavier
Score
Item no.: 381993
for: Flute
Item no.: 298094
Trio für Mandoline, Gitarre und Harfe
for: Mandoline, Gitarre und Harfe
Score, Parts
Item no.: 352599
4 Percussion Players
for: Percussion quartet (4 players)
Score
Item no.: 381878
für Violine und Klavier
for: Violin, piano
Set of parts
Item no.: 381828
for violin and celloop. 339
for: Violin, cello
Item no.: 430800
Unpublished Works Collection 5
Item no.: 766052
7 Etudes, No. 3
for: Cello
Music score
Item no.: 725145
Saxophone Mib Et Piano
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Music score
Item no.: 101025
for pianoop. 2
for: Piano
Item no.: 354393
for: für 3 Klaviere, 3 Harfen und Schlagzeugspieler
Study score
Item no.: 328654
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 170188
Score
Item no.: 227642
for: Cello, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 353634
for: Cello
Item no.: 353611
for: Alto Saxophone and Orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 667326
Russische Musik der Moderne
for: 2 violins, viola, cello, piano (piano quintet)
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 108894
Lyric book
Item no.: 159649
Neue Bearbeitungen
for: Trumpet, piano
Item no.: 375522
Pantomimischer Tanz nach einem Gedicht von Manuel Machado
für Kammerorchester
for: Chamber orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 103048
Set of Parts
for: Flute, Cello or Viola and Piano
Set of parts
Item no.: 163943
für Orchester
for: Orchestra
Score
Item no.: 673662
für Klarinette und Klavier
for: Clarinet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 664149
for: für Klarinette und Streichquartett
Partitur
Item no.: 208112
for: Double bass, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 267481
archive copy
for: Alto flute, cello, piano
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 314573
This work was commissioned by Kuhmo Chamber Festival and was first performed by Kari Kriikku and the Jean Sibelius Quartet in Kuhmo (Finland) on July 16, 1992.
for: Clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello
Set of parts
Item no.: 141158
Nr. 4
for: Piano
Item no.: 265605
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 265604
for: Mixed choir (SATB) [4 voices (SATB)]
Choir score
Item no.: 173909
Russische Musik der Moderne
for: Violin, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 109181
for: Harp
Item no.: 558297
for: Clarinet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 100877
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