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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.
Geistliche Abendmusik
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) mit Alt oder Bass solo, Orgel oder Cembalo und Streicher
Choir score
Item no.: 1546378
for: String Orchestra and opt.Violin or Viola and Piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 916905
for: Piano, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1108945
for: 2 trumpets, horn, 2 trombones, tuba
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1140897
op. 46
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Study score
Item no.: 1539052
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 949899
Sinfonietta con flauto e violino concertanti (1991 - Rev. 2019)
for: Orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1349796
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 837147
Piano reduction
Item no.: 840036
Collection Nobuya Sugawa "Saxy Ever"
for: 4 Saxophone
Item no.: 1586358
for: Flute and Chamber Orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1141491
for voice Text by Harry Ross 2017
for: Voice
Buch
Item no.: 1541901
for: Voice (soprano), chamber ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1552989
Miniaturen
for: 3 Guitars
Score
Item no.: 363729
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 837552
gemischter Chor, Männerchor, Akk, Klavier, Git
Item no.: 1616718
7. Käuzlein "Ich armes Käuzlein kleine"
for: Frauenchor (SMezA) mit 3 Solo-Stimmen (SMezA)
Choir score
Item no.: 751690
Violine
for: Violin
Item no.: 1586308
for: Women's choir (SA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1177689
for: Viola, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1589987
Klassik
for: Accordion, Percussion, Chamber Group
Score
Item no.: 836160
for: 3-10 Spieler
Aufführungsmaterial
Item no.: 1586117
for: Voice (soprano), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1197324
Vers. B
for: Piano, orchestra
Buch
Item no.: 1174073
per quartetto d'archi
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score
Item no.: 832637
for: Bläserquintett
Set of parts
Item no.: 834264
Kantate zum Lob des Weines nach Texten verschiedener Dichter für Solostimme, Chor und Blechbläser oder Klavier
for: 3. Trompete
Stimme
Item no.: 874908
for: Trumpet and Piano Reduction
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1541010
Mezzo-Sopran, Klarinette, Violine, Violoncello und Klavier
Partitur und Stimmen
for: Mezzo-Sopran, Klarinette, Violine, Violoncello und Klavier
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1624818
Klassik
for: Mixed Choir [SATB] and Percussion
Piano reduction
Item no.: 838254
for: String orchestra
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1149171
for: 4 brass instruments
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1545476
Solo for Cello
for: Soloist[s] and Orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 964128
for the Birthday of Prince Charles
for: Blechbläser
Score
Item no.: 1545450
2. Nachts / 3. Begegnung
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1546238
GeWV 110
for: String orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 1546297
Klassik
for: Violin, viola, cello (string trio)
Score
Item no.: 840658
Sudien und Übungen
for: 11 Instruments
Score
Item no.: 901163
for: Violin, orchestra
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 891833
Violoncello, Klavier und Vibraphon
Partitur und Stimmen
for: KAMMERMUSIK SONSTIGEBESETZUNGEN TRIOS
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1546673
(Meerfahrt)
for: Voice (soprano), 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 1557770
Choir score
Item no.: 1175836
Item no.: 1582618
for: 3 guitars, cello, double bass
Set of parts
Item no.: 1552997
Kantate zum Lob des Weines nach Texten verschiedener Dichter für Solostimme, Chor und Blechbläser oder Klavier
for: 1. Trompete
Stimme
Item no.: 874839
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