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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.
Vertonung bekannter Weihnachtslieder
Choir score
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Score
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Kantate nach Worten von Josef Weinheber und dem Choral "Macht hoch die Tür" DWV 170
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Score, Parts
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Score
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Score
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Advents- / Weihnachtschoral für Bass, gemischten Chor und Orgel (Klavier)
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Score
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for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
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24 Noëls Du 13° Au 18° Siècle A 2 et 3 Voix Egales
for: 2 and 3 Equal Voices
Book
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for: Voice
Einzelstimme
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for: solo Organ
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for: Voice (high), piano
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EG 1–535
Set: 7 Bände
for: Organ
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Opera-extravaganza in 2 acts
Libretto by the composer
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Study score
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Score, Parts
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für Sprecher, Soli, Kinderchor und kleines Orchester
Für Kinder ab 8 Jahren geeignet.
Orff-Schulwerk
for: Children's choir, narrator, instruments
Score
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2. Freu dich, Erd und Sternenzelt
for: Männerchor (TTBB) und Kinderchor (SMez) oder Frauenchor (SA)
Choir score
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nach alten Hirten-, Weihnachts- und Sternsingerliedern aus Heiligenblut
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
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op. 54
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) mit Soli (STB) und Streichorchester; Flöte und Cembalo ad libitum
Partitur
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for: gleiche Stimmen (SMezA)
Choir score
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"Out of your sleep" - Lied auf einen mittelalterlichen Text
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
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for: Children's choir, piano
Score
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Score and Parts
for: 5 brass winds
Score, Parts
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In Freezing Winter Night
for: Children's Choir [Female Choir] [SSS] and Harp [Piano]
Einzelstimme
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"Nacht, mehr denn lichte Nacht"GeWV 36
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
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(Luk. 2, 1-20, Kürzinger)
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für Orgel
for: Organ
Single part Organ
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Magnificat
for: Double bass
Double bass (orchestral part)
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Textes avec exemples musicaux
Music lesson book
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Studi, edizione, testimonianze
Quaderni del Laboratorio Mirage
Book
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Autopoiesi nella musica elettronica
Quattro studi
Book
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Book
Item no.: 1349713
Book
Item no.: 779417
Chester's Easiest Piano
for: Piano
Music lesson book
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Harmonielehre - Arrangement - Komposition
mit Aufgaben und Lösungen - mit Begleit-CD
Reclams Musikbücher
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Die Vorschläge
for: Snare drum
Music lesson book
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Scritti e interventi 1955-1994
Book
Item no.: 771514
Percorsi elettroacustici di fine millennio
Le Sfere 34
Book
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per voce elaborata
for: Voice
Music score
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