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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.
solistische Fassung
for: 2 VL VA VC KB HA
Set of parts
Item no.: 268796
Violin solo
for: Violin
Item no.: 268751
Lateinamerikanische Tänze
for: Orchestra
Single part Percussion
Item no.: 266291
Fantasy
for: Organ
Single part Organ
Item no.: 658471
Klassik
for: Bläserquintett
Book
Item no.: 898948
for: Flöten (2), Piccoloflöte, Oboen (2), Klarinetten (2), Bass-Klarinette, Fagotte (2), Hörner (4), Trompeten (2), Posaunen (2), Tuba, Pauke, Schlagzeuge (4), Harfe, Klavier, Streicher
Study score
Item no.: 117005
for: 4 recorders (SATB quartet)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1546723
Italienisches Madrigal (italienisch/ deutsche, nicht singbare Übersetzung beigegeben)
for: Sopran solo, SAT
Choir score
Item no.: 116133
Score, Parts
Item no.: 642004
for: Violin, piano
Score
Item no.: 852906
for: Singstimme (mittel), 8 INST
Item no.: 103122
for: Singstimme (S), 7 INST
Score, Parts
Item no.: 103110
(Editor's copy)
for: Viola
Solo part(s)
Item no.: 102993
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 619063
Ein Brahms-Portrait
for: Orchestra
Score
Item no.: 879513
for: Sopran solo, Violinen (2), Viola, Cello
Set of parts
Item no.: 878995
for: Viola solo, Orchester
Score
Item no.: 878036
Endlich bleibt nicht ewig aus
for: Male choir
Score
Item no.: 309292
Kirchenliedsaetze
for: Mixed choir (SATB/SAB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 309160
Kirchenliedsaetze
for: Mixed choir (SATB/SAB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 309159
Spielmusik I. , Variationen, für 4 Streicher
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 307481
für junge Blockflöten-Spieler (SSAA / T)
for: 3 recorders (SSA)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 393278
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1063585
Sovereign Series
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 865320
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 992474
Suite For Strings
for: 2 violins, viola, 2 cellos (quintet)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1149131
Suite For Strings
for: 2 violins, viola, 2 cellos (quintet)
Einzelstimme
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for: Violin, viola, cello (string trio)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 964340
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 939552
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
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St. Louis Fanfare
for: Brass ensemble (5 parts)
Score
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for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1678398
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1684538
for: Concert band
Score
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Sheet music
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), string orchestra [organ]
Single part Organ
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for: Brass band
Score, Parts
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7. Tityrus "Amarylli, strepit"
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 751794
op.81
for: Clarinet, string orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 683408
for: Symphonic orchestra
Buch
Item no.: 1174495
Score
Item no.: 1542546
for: Voice
Choir score
Item no.: 1174660
for: Voice, piano
Music score
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for: Piano
Score
Item no.: 852985
Drei Lieder nach Gedichten von Mascha Kaléko
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Music score
Item no.: 1696759
Klassik
for: 2 String Quartets and 2 Double Basses
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1103870
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