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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: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 182873
op. 57
for: für Orgel
Item no.: 182733
from "The Mask of Time"
for: Bläserensemble und Schlagzeug
Score, Parts
Item no.: 180478
2. Fassung für Schlagwerk solo
for: Percussion
Item no.: 158908
Russische Musik der Moderne
for: FL OB SCHLAGZ
Set of parts
Item no.: 149683
für Soli, Chor, Ensemble und Orgel (1989, rev. 1992)
Diese Komposition wurde beauftragt vom Festival d'Eté in Rouen und 1989 ebendort uraufgeführt.
for: Soloists, mixed choir, ensemble, organ
Choir score
Item no.: 145992
für mittlere Stimme und Klavier
for: Voice (medium), piano
Item no.: 145957
for: Ensemble
Score
Item no.: 145909
for: für 14 Streicher und Schlagzeug
Study score
Item no.: 142414
for: für Orchester
Study score
Item no.: 135836
for: Violin, viola, cello (string trio)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 134439
Liederzyklus nach skurrilen Gedichten von Hermann Hesseop. 108
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 133819
for: String orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 141476
Musik für Kindertheater
for: Piano
Item no.: 141089
für Streichorchester
for: String orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 140802
exempla nova 697
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 694817
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 564264
Geistliche Oper in einem Akt
Klavierauszug vom Komponisten
Piano reduction
Item no.: 577188
Edition Kammermusik
for: Trombone, organ
Organ score, solo part
Item no.: 576964
Cantata for Mezzosoprano and Orchestra
for: Mezzo-Sopran und Orchester
Study score
Item no.: 579992
Eine Expedition. Musiktheater in 4 Akten
exempla nova 397
Piano reduction
Item no.: 577937
exempla nova 444
for: Guitar
Item no.: 577934
for: Violin
Ensemble score
Item no.: 557200
"Und als ich in das Baurhaus kam"
for: gemischter Chor (SAT) und Instrumente (vierstimmig)
Score
Item no.: 553359
H 184bis
for: Voice, piano
Item no.: 553351
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 552299
Poem for Violin and Orchestra
for: Violin, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 674402
for: Flöte, Alt-Flöte, Klarinette, Bass-Klarinette, Klavier, Violine, Viola, Cello
Set of parts
Item no.: 871673
nach Motiven aus der Oper "Der gestiefelte Kater"
for: 6 cellos
Set of parts
Item no.: 871027
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score
Item no.: 870775
for: Klaviere (2), Tonband
Ensemble score
Item no.: 869980
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 769884
for Flute and Cello
for: Flute, guitar
Score, Parts
Item no.: 884569
LKM Music
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score
Item no.: 883235
for Persian Santoor and String Quartet
for: Piano Quintet
Score, Parts
Item no.: 881194
Viola Solo
for: Viola
Music score
Item no.: 880932
LKM Music
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 874310
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 878155
for: Cello, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 877932
for: Guitar
Ensemble score
Item no.: 877441
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 777011
Organum und Psalm 117
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 625501
Motette nach Johannes de Cleve
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 624525
(Fastnachtslied / Carnival Song)
for: Frauenchor (SSSSAAAA)
Choir score
Item no.: 614868
Exempla Nova 510
Item no.: 614371
Klarinette und Fagott
Partitur und Stimmen
for: Flöte, Oboe, Klarinette, Fagott
Score, part
Item no.: 614323
für Klavier zu 4 Händen
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 630230
exempla nova 458 (Überformat) (Oversize)
for: Accordion
UEBERFORMAT
Item no.: 630071
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