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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: Trumpet, strings
Score
Item no.: 279098
Es-Dur
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 657078
(1952) - Partitura
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 259678
Plein Jeu
for: Children's Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 992893
für Sprecher, Soli, Kinderchor und kleines Orchester – Textblatt rheinhessisch
Für Kinder ab 8 Jahren geeignet.
Orff-Schulwerk
for: Soloists, narrator, children's choir, instruments
Lyric book
Item no.: 160603
Oper in einem Akt
Lyric book
Item no.: 199272
op. 54
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) mit Soli (STB) und Streichorchester; Flöte und Cembalo ad libitum
Single part Double bass
Item no.: 184360
20 Weihnachtslieder zum Singen und Spielen
for: Kinderchor (Mez) unisono (Singstimme) mit Blockflöten (c'' oder f') oder Violine und Klavier oder Blockflöte, Violine und Violoncello
Single part Violin
Item no.: 243033
8. Christkindleins Wiegenlied "O Jesulein zart"GeWV 65
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 203422
for: Choir (one voice), flute, guitar, latin percussion
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1014986
Orff-Schulwerk
for: Kinderchor (SMezA) mit Soli, Sprecher und Instrumenten
Textblatt bayrisch
Item no.: 729202
for: Mixed choir (SATB), instruments
Performance score for strings
Item no.: 145554
for: Trumpet, organ
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 203427
for: Trumpet, organ
Item no.: 163286
Weihnachtskantate
for: Women's choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 372907
for: Viola
Item no.: 386069
Set of parts
Item no.: 386067
für 4-stimmigen gemischten Chor und Orgel oder Flöte, Violine und Violoncello
Das Musikblatt
Score
Item no.: 388083
für 3-stimmigen gemischten Chor und 2 Melodieinstrumente (Flöte und Violine) oder Orgel (ad lib.)
Das Musikblatt
Score
Item no.: 388002
"Das Volk, das im Finstern wandelt" (Jesaja 9)GeWV 62
for: Male choir (TTBB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 204641
for: Frauen- oder Kinderchor oder 2 Solostimmen (SA) mit Klavier oder Orgel
Choir score
Item no.: 243188
für Sprecher, Soli, Kinderchor und kleines Orchester
Für Kinder ab 8 Jahren geeignet.
Orff-Schulwerk
for: Soloists, narrator, children's choir, instruments
Single part Percussion, Kettledrums
Item no.: 144979
für Sprecher, Soli, Kinderchor und kleines Orchester
Für Kinder ab 8 Jahren geeignet.
Orff-Schulwerk
for: Soloists, narrator, children's choir, instruments
Single part Recorder
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für Sprecher, Soli, Kinderchor und kleines Orchester – Chorpartitur schwedisch
Für Kinder ab 8 Jahren geeignet.
Orff-Schulwerk
for: Soloists, narrator, children's choir, instruments
Choir score
Item no.: 154579
5. Der verschwundene Stern "Es stand ein Sternlein" / 6. Wacht auf, ihr schönen Vögelein
for: Women's choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 747060
for: Trumpet, organ [piano]
Item no.: 216730
for: 3 clarinets (trio)
Item no.: 281488
Choir part Bass
Item no.: 386089
Choir part Bass
Item no.: 386065
"Das Volk, das im Finstern wandelt" (Jesaja 9)GeWV 62
for: Male choir (TTBB), organ
Partitur
Item no.: 204639
3-4st. gemischter Chor
Volkslieder aus aller Welt
Item no.: 119381
for: Mixed choir (SATB), instruments
Choir score
Item no.: 215744
6st gemischter Chor, Orgel
Item no.: 248276
Opera-extravaganza in 2 acts
Libretto by the composer
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 669273
"Es sungen drei Engel"
for: Organ
Item no.: 1587178
für 4-8 stg. gem Chor u. Orgel (VIII. tonus)
for: Organ
Organ score
Item no.: 308100
für 4-8 stg. gem Chor u. Orgel (VIII. tonus)
for: Mixed choir (4–8 parts) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 308099
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 306957
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 742443
"Das Volk, das im Finstern wandelt" (Jesaja 9)
for: Male choir (TTBB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 746948
Orff-Schulwerk
for: Kinderchor (SMezA) mit Soli, Sprecher und Instrumenten
Textblatt rheinhessisch
Item no.: 740991
op. 54
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) mit Soli (STB) und Streichorchester; Flöte und Cembalo ad libitum
Chorpartitur mit Soli
Item no.: 725960
for: 5 TRP, [Orgel]
Item no.: 154168
für gemischten Chor, 3 Instrumente (2 Flöten und Fagott / 2 Violinen und Violoncello) oder Orgel
Das Musikblatt
Score
Item no.: 388065
For S.A.T.B., With Piano
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1625592
op. 54
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) mit Soli (STB) und Streichorchester; Flöte und Cembalo ad libitum
Single part Viola
Item no.: 135944
5. Der verschwundene Stern "Es stand ein Sternlein" / 6. Wacht auf, ihr schönen VögeleinGeWV 65
for: Women's choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 203418
5. Zu Bethlehem geboren
for: Männerchor (TTBB) und Kinderchor (SMez) oder Frauenchor (SA)
Choir score
Item no.: 204233
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