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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.
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Score
Item no.: 381042
Oper in 1 Szene
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 380956
für 9 Bläser und 3 Schlagzeuger
for: 9 BL 3 Schlagzeug
Score
Item no.: 382409
for: Gemischter Chor 3 TRP, 2 Posaunen, BASS-POS, Tuba, PERC, Klavier
Score
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for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 381392
für Gesang und Klavier
Alice Esty und David Stimer gewidmet
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 381129
für Orchester
for: Symphonic orchestra
Conductor score
Item no.: 381086
für Violine und Klavier
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 380965
Study score
Item no.: 380877
für mittlere Singstimme und Celesta (Klavier)
for: GES-M CEL (KLAV)
Item no.: 380832
für Klavier
Merle Marsicano gewidmet
for: Piano
Score
Item no.: 381851
for variable instrumental ensemble
for: Several instruments
Score
Item no.: 381543
für Chor unisono und Orgel
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 381347
a ritual for 23 performers
Conductor score
Item no.: 381254
for flexible wind ensemble and piano
score and parts
Item no.: 119311
Walton Choral
for: Women's choir (SSAA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 984874
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1557486
Klassik
for: 2 Mezzo Sopranos and Choir
Buch
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for: Accordion
Item no.: 260935
for: Guitar
Music score
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für gemischten Chor und Orgel ad libitum
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 380811
für Blasensemble
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
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für Gesang und Klavier
Ausgabe für hohe Singstimme
for: Voice (high), piano
Music score
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für Orchester
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 380545
for: Violine, Klavier PERC
Score, Parts
Item no.: 380457
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 142169
for: Tenor recorder
Item no.: 476363
for: Bassklarinette, Viola, (KLAR) CEL (KLAV)
Score, Parts
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for: Cello
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for: Violin, orchestra
Score
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for: VC BASS-KLAR SCHLAGZ
Partitur
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Szonáta
for: Double bass, piano
Piano score, solo part
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Két tájkép op. 20
for: Voice (baritone), flute, zither
Score
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női hangokra (7 szólistára és 7 csoportra)
for: Women's choir a cappella
Choir score
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Réz-szvit
for: 2 trumpets, 2 trombones (quartet)
Score, Parts
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Sei bagatelle
for: Flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon (wind quintet)
Ensemble score
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Fabl'opéra
for: Children's choir, 9 instruments
Score
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Plaisanterie Musicale pour enfant soliste (ou chœur d’enfants), Baryton et ensemble instrumental Flûte, Hautbois, Clarinette, Basson et Piano.
for: Soloists, children's choir, instruments
Choir parts
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Opéra en 3 actes et 8 tableaux
Acte 1 – Tableau 2 (Les laudes)
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
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Quatuor A Strings
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Book
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Klassik
for: Organ
Music score
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Guitare Electrique
for: Classical guitar
Music score
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Klassik
for: Trombone or Tuba
Book
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Klassik
for: Clarinet, piano
Piano score, solo part
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pour harpe
for: Harp
Music score
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Fabl'opéra
for: Children's choir, 9 instruments
Piano reduction
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for: Clarinet, piano
Music score
Item no.: 819286
Klassik
for: Children's Choir and Piano
Score
Item no.: 818677
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