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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.
Oper/Operette
for: Opera, Lyrics Only
Buch
Item no.: 315615
Klassik
for: Cello, Flute, Soprano, Harpsichord Accompaniment, Violin
Buch
Item no.: 315494
from "Jazz Suite" No. 2
for: Flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon (wind quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 768596
for mixed chorus (SATB divisi) a cappella
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 585624
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Study score
Item no.: 443705
for: Piano
Ensemble score
Item no.: 114324
Klassik
for: Vocal and String Orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 861766
Revised 1943
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 316053
String Solo
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 315786
String Solo
for: Cello
Music score
Item no.: 318915
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 184785
Three Night pieces
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 734455
für Schlagzeug
for: Latin percussion
Music score
Item no.: 1542264
for: Double bass, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 105830
Russische Musik der Moderne
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 630065
for: Treble recorder, piano
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 485662
for: 4 violins
Score, Parts
Item no.: 475068
per violino solo
for: Violin
Music score
Item no.: 758513
Funny Mallets
for: 2 Vibraphones
Item no.: 192862
for Soprano Saxophone and Chamber Orchestra
Piano Reduction
for: Soprano saxophone, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 693733
für Posaune
for: Trombone
Score
Item no.: 620650
for: Mixed Ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 921922
for: Clarinet
Score
Item no.: 478016
1984-1989
for: Piano Quintet
Score
Item no.: 260545
for: 3 trumpets
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1346573
for: Violin
Score
Item no.: 336707
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Item no.: 278326
3 SCHLAGZEUGER
PARTITUR UND STIMMEN
for: Schlagzeuge (3)
Score, part
Item no.: 376814
Violoncello
Partitur und Stimme
for: Marimba und Cello
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1199479
for: Piano
Score
Item no.: 1200487
für 3 Trompeten und Orgel
Partitur und Stimmen
for: Trompeten (3), Orgel
Score, part
Item no.: 1199493
für 3 Violinen
Partitur und Stimmen
for: 3 violins
Score, part
Item no.: 1199487
für Violoncello solo
for: Cello
Score
Item no.: 1199484
und Violine
Spielpartitur
for: Sopran-Blockflöte und Violine
Ensemble score
Item no.: 466964
Motette mit einem Gedicht von Rainer Maria Rilke und Bibelsprüchen
für Sopran, Bariton, Violine, Violoncello und Cembalo
for: Sopran solo, Bariton solo, Violine, Cello, Cembalo
Score
Item no.: 193586
for: Guitar
Score
Item no.: 191406
per flauto (clarinetto) ed orchestra da camera
for: Flöte (Klarinette) und Kammerorchester
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 293951
for: für Violoncello
Item no.: 266334
op. 57
for: für Mezzosopran, Chor SATB und Orchester
Piano reduction
Item no.: 217233
op. 26
for: für Flöte, Oboe, Klarinette, Horn und Fagott
Set of parts
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für Klavier solo
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 380963
Study score
Item no.: 349252
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 1209442
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 739809
Collection Vent De Sax
for: 2 alto saxophones
Ensemble score
Item no.: 819361
Sudien und Übungen
for: Baritone Saxophone, Piano and Electronics
Book, CD
Item no.: 280969
Klassik
for: Oboe
Score
Item no.: 267080
for: Flöte, Flötenchor
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1689726
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