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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: für Orchester
Score
Item no.: 334686
Klassik
for: Harp, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 339260
für Chor und Orgel
Nach dem Lutherchoral "Verleih und Frieden gnädiglich" (1531)
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 362063
Partitur
Partitur
for: Symphonic orchestra
Rental scores
Item no.: 347419
for: Organ
Item no.: 349638
Il Mandolino
for: Mandolin, guitar
Item no.: 348755
for: Piano 4 hands
Score
Item no.: 348529
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Vocal score
Item no.: 342156
for: Piano 4 hands
Item no.: 343670
Partita vom seligen Sterben
for: Organ
Item no.: 343473
Choir part Tenor/Bass
Item no.: 203537
2. Die öffentlichen Verleumder "Ein Ungeziefer ruht in Staub"op. 59
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 203330
"Dass Gott all die berate" (14. Jh.) / (Alter Spruch)
for: Frauen- oder Kinderchor (MezMezMez)
Choir score
Item no.: 202919
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 196467
for: Bass Clarinet, Violin and Accordion
Buch
Item no.: 205220
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 353682
for: 2 pianos
Item no.: 353673
Music theatre from Book VII of the Republic of Platoop. 30
Study score
Item no.: 354992
Pentatonig
for: Voice, recorder, percussion
Score
Item no.: 354791
Ballettoper
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 351856
for: gemischter Chor (SATB), Soli (SBar) und Orchester
Study score
Item no.: 351794
Kleine Tertstoonsoort: Bourdon- Toontrappen
for: Singstimme, Blockflöten und Schlagzeug
Score
Item no.: 352299
Ballett von Peter Csobádi. Zwei Bilder
Piano reduction
Item no.: 352191
for: mittlere Singstimme mit 2 Flöten, Violoncello und Piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 352968
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 352756
for: Sopran, gemischten Chor und Orchester
Score
Item no.: 352710
Kantate nach Worten des späten Hölderlin
for: Sopran, Flöte, Violine, Bass-Klarinette, Horn und Harfe
Score, Parts
Item no.: 352687
for: 2 Oboen, 2 Hörner und Streichorchester
Study score
Item no.: 352537
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 288519
op. 29
for: Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 288515
Unison Song zu einem Gedicht von Shelley
for: Chor einstimmig, Streicher und Klavier oder für Stimme und Klavier
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 354538
En Revy Om Människan I Tid Och Rum
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Lyric book
Item no.: 354513
7. Victoria Rules an Autumn Land
for: Gesang, Klarinette, Violoncello und Klavier
Item no.: 354476
for: Harp, piano
Item no.: 111301
op. 96
for: für Streichquartett
Taschenpartitur
Item no.: 395103
Per Flauto, Oboe, Clarinetto, Corno E Fagotto (1971)
for: Quintet
Score
Item no.: 388630
Su Frammenti di Michelangelo Galilei Per Liuto
for: Lute
Score
Item no.: 390952
Per 1-6 Voci Diverse
Score
Item no.: 390927
GeWV 158
for: Klavier und Streichorchester mit Flöte oder Violine
Stimmensatz
Item no.: 398880
for: Chamber ensemble
Study score
Item no.: 1542418
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1540339
(complete)
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 286425
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 286422
for: Voice
Item no.: 286399
for: Piano
Item no.: 286380
for: Cello, piano
Item no.: 286309
for: 4 Soloists, Reciter, SA, Flute, Percussion and Organ or String Quartet
Score
Item no.: 1147786
for: Mixed choir (SMezATB) a cappella; solo voice (bass-baritone) ad lib.
Study score
Item no.: 1106017
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