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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.
Southern Music
for: Clarinet
Music score
Item no.: 928083
Southern Music
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 926471
Russische Musik der Moderne
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 630065
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Buch
Item no.: 834295
G. Schirmer Autograph Edition
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 901463
Score
for: Woodwind ensemble
Score
Item no.: 904635
String Solo
for: Viola, piano
Book
Item no.: 899552
Full Score
for: 2 Violas and Orchestra
Score
Item no.: 334453
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 910090
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Score
Item no.: 772858
for: Accordion orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 220279
da Péchés de vieillesse di Gioachino Rossini
for: Clarinet
Music score
Item no.: 1215840
Kendor Playground String Orchestra
for: String Orchestra and opt.Violin or Viola and Piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 916306
für variable Besetzung
Score
Item no.: 644594
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score
Item no.: 584762
für 4-stimmigen gemischten Chor
Das Musikblatt
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 387935
Hárs Ernő verseire
for: Children's choir, piano
Score
Item no.: 850930
for junior string orchestra or two violins and violoncello or violin, viola and violoncello
ifjúsági vonószenekarra vagy két hegedűre és gordonkára vagy hegedűre, mélyhegedűre és gordonkára
for: Youth string orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 850549
Új üzenetek zenekarra op. 34a
Version 2009
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 822694
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 255128
für gemischten Chor und Orgel (Klavier)
for: Mixed choir, organ [piano]
Score
Item no.: 381081
für gemischten Chor und Orgel (Klavier)
for: Mixed choir, organ [piano]
Score
Item no.: 381073
für Bariton solo, gemischten Chor und Orgel (Klavier)
for: Singstimme (Bar), gemischter Chor Orgel, [Klavier]
Score
Item no.: 381072
für Orchester
dem Detroit Symphony Orchestra gewidmet
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 381070
für Trompete, Glocken, Harfe und Streicher
Arthur und Mary Lipkin gewidmet
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 381066
für Streichtrio
for: Violin, viola, cello (string trio)
Music score
Item no.: 381004
für Klavier solo
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 380963
Ballade für Orchester
Andre Kostelanetz gewidmet
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 380957
for clarinet (bass clarinet), trumpet (piccolo), trombone, viola and piano
for: Clarinet, trumpet, trombone, viola, piano
5 playing scores
Item no.: 682908
Peters Contemporary Library
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 562681
for Flute, Horn, Trumpet, Amplified Guitar, Harp, Piano and Contra Bass
for: Mixed ensemble
Score
Item no.: 381972
für Klavier
for: Piano
Piano score
Item no.: 381025
für Trompete und Streichorchester
Harry Tinkham gewidmet
Score
Item no.: 380921
für Violine und Klavier
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 380920
für Klavier zu 4 Händen
for: Piano 4 hands
Item no.: 380886
für 2 Klaviere
for: 2 pianos
Piano score
Item no.: 380856
für Violine und Klavier
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 380836
für Orchester
Autograph-Edition
Peters East German Library 1949-1990
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 380006
Dem Ludwig Schuster-Quartett gewidmet
Peters East German Library 1949-1990
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 379770
für Klavier und Tenorposaune
Hildegard Kleeb und Roland Dahinden gewidmet
for: Tenor trombone, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 472063
2-Oktaven-Fassung
David Tudor gewidmet
Score
Item no.: 558600
Randolph Rothschild und James Ostryniec gewidmet
for: OB TONBAND
Score
Item no.: 381755
für Frauensprechstimme, Tenor-, Alt- und Baßinstrumente
for: SPR INST
Ensemble score
Item no.: 381724
dem Boehm Quintette gewidmet
for: Flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon (wind quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 381516
für präpariertes Klavier
for: Piano
Item no.: 381499
Kammerversion für 4 Instrumente
for: Clarinet, violin, cello, piano
Ensemble score
Item no.: 381434
for any instrument(s), with or without amplification
for: Several instruments
Score
Item no.: 381166
für Gesang, Kammerensemble und Tonband
for: 2 GES-H 2 FL 2 POS 2 KB SCHLAGZ TAPE
Score
Item no.: 381109
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