Contemporary Classical Music – Sheet Music

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An Overview of Post-War Contemporary Music

Dodecaphony & Serialism

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.

Electronic Music

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 Music

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.

Soundscapes

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

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.

Important Post-War Contemporary Classical Composers

T. Keuris: Three Sonnets, AltsaxOrch (Part.)
Tristan Keuris

Three Sonnets

for: Alto saxophone, orchestra

Score

Item no.: 884228

58.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–4 weeks.
R. Schonthal: Tristana, VlKlav (KlavpaSt)
Ruth Schonthal

Tristana

for: Violin, piano

Piano score, solo part

Item no.: 1689320

19.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
J.M. Sánchez-Verdú: Cuaderno de Friedenau, Git
José María Sánchez-Verdú

Cuaderno de Friedenau

for: Guitar

Music score

Item no.: 1689334

21.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
B. Franke: Point of no return, Ob
Bernd Franke

Point of no return

for: Oboe

Music score

Item no.: 1689173

13.95  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–4 weeks.
B. Franke: Niemandsland, 2Ob (Sppa)
Bernd Franke

Niemandsland

for: 2 oboes

Ensemble score

Item no.: 1689170

25.95  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–4 weeks.
T. Escaich: Stance, Fag
Thierry Escaich

Stance

for: Bassoon

Music score

Item no.: 1688212

11.40  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–4 weeks.
T. Escaich: Strates, Ob
Thierry Escaich

Strates

for: Oboe

Music score

Item no.: 1688211

11.40  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
L. Vollmer: Zwei Hymnen, 2VlVaVc (Pa+St)
Ludger Vollmer

Two Hymns

for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)

Score, Parts

Item no.: 1688185

29.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
N. Bacri: Prelude et Toccata op. 158, KlarKlv (KlavpaSt)
Nicolas Bacri

Prelude et Toccata op. 158

for: Clarinet, piano

Piano score, solo part

Item no.: 1687970

14.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
N. Bacri: Notturno ed Allegro - Trio No. 6 , VlVcKlv (Pa+St)
Nicolas Bacri

Notturno ed Allegro – Trio No. 6 op. 151a

for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)

Score, Parts

Item no.: 1687974

18.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
N. Bacri: Notturno ed allegro op. 151c, VlVlaVcKlav (Pa+St)
Nicolas Bacri

Notturno ed allegro op. 151c

für Violine, Viola, Violoncello und Klavier

for: Violin, viola, cello, piano

Score, Parts

Item no.: 1687987

20.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
N. Bacri: Notturno ed Allegro op. 151, 2VlVcKlav (Pa+St)
Nicolas Bacri

Notturno ed Allegro op. 151

for: 2 violins, cello, piano

Score, Parts

Item no.: 1687971

29.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
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Toshio Hosokawa

Oreksis

for: 2 violins, viola, cello, piano (piano quintet)

Score, Parts

Item no.: 1687991

61.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
New publication. Delivery time unknown.
N. Bacri: Notturno ed Allegro op. 151b, Var5 (Pa+St)
Nicolas Bacri

Notturno ed Allegro op. 151b

for: Flexible ensemble (5 voices)

Score, Parts

Item no.: 1687977

29.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
N. Bacri: Trio à Cordes op. 155, VlVlaVc (Pa+St)
Nicolas Bacri

Trio à Cordes op. 155

for: Violin, viola, cello (string trio)

Score, Parts

Item no.: 1687969

35.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
K. Saariaho: Botanique, 2Vl (Sppa)
Kaija Saariaho

Botanique

for: 2 violins

Ensemble score

Item no.: 1684827

13.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 5–7 working days (de)
M. Kishino: Koi Hanete?, Klav (Part.)
Malika Kishino

Koi Hanete?

per pianoforte

for: Piano

Music score

Item no.: 1684529

32.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–4 weeks.
Two Violas für zwei Violen (2020), 2Vla (Sppa)
Uroš Rojko

Two Violas

for: 2 violas

Ensemble score

Item no.: 1684672

28.80  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 5–7 working days (de)
J. Dove: The Rising of the Sun, GchOrg (Chpa)
Jonathan Dove

The Rising of the Sun

for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ

Choir score

Item no.: 1684550

4.95  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–4 weeks.
J.M. Staud: Now for Something Different, FlFagKlav (Pa+St)
Johannes Maria Staud

Now for Something Different

Bright Music for Dark Times

for: Flute, bassoon, piano

Score, Parts

Item no.: 1684522

41.90  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
New publication. Delivery time unknown.
G. Finzi: Battements, 8Vc (Pa+St)
Graciane Finzi

Battements

for 8 cellos

for: 8 cellos

Score, Parts

Item no.: 1684382

53.30  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 1–3 working days (de)
U. Chin: Violin Concerto No 1, VlOrch (Stp)
Unsuk Chin

Violin Concerto No 1

HPS 1440

for: Violin, orchestra

Study score

Item no.: 1681188

55.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
M. Lindberg: Graffiti, GchOrch (Stp)
Magnus Lindberg

Graffiti

Text selected from ancient Pompeiian graffiti
HPS 1682

for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra

Study score

Item no.: 1681184

55.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 1–3 working days (de)
G. Pesson: Un peu de fièvre, Kamens (Part.)
Gérard Pesson

Un peu de fièvre

pour flûte, hautbois, clarinette, clarinette basse, basson, cor, trompette, trombone, violon, alto, violoncelle, contrebasse

for: Chamber ensemble

Score

Item no.: 1681176

28.80  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 1–3 working days (de)
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Dmitri Shostakovich

Sinfonie Nr. 3 op. 20

Der 1. Mai

for: Choir, orchestra

Study score

Item no.: 1680952

40.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
New publication. Delivery end of January 2025
Z. Gárdonyi: Zweite Sonate, VlKlav (KlavpaSt)
Zoltán Gárdonyi

Second Sonata

for: Violin, piano

Piano score, solo part

Item no.: 1678454

20.85  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 5–7 working days (de)
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László Dubrovay

Festive Music

for: Concert band

Score

Item no.: 1678398

24.05  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–4 weeks.
G. Braun: Wegmarken, Blfl (Stsatz)
Gerhard Braun

Wegmarken

for recorder solo
(soprano, alto and tenor recorder in alternation)

for: Recorder

Set of parts

Item no.: 1678129

12.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 5–7 working days (de)
H. Callhoff: Movimento, Blech (Stsatz)
Herbert Callhoff

Movimento

for: Brass ensemble

Set of parts

Item no.: 1678135

62.80  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 5–7 working days (de)
H. Callhoff: Movimento, Blech (Part.)
Herbert Callhoff

Movimento

for: Brass ensemble

Score

Item no.: 1678136

16.80  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 5–7 working days (de)
T. Hosokawa: Three Love Songs, GesAsax (2Sppa)
Toshio Hosokawa

Three Love Songs

for: Voice, alto saxophone (E-flat)

2 Performance scores

Item no.: 1677774

17.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 1–3 working days (de)
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Luciano Berio

Variazioni

for: Chamber orchestra

Score

Item no.: 832676

37.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 5–7 working days (de)
D. Schostakowitsch: Sinfonie Nr. 5 op. 47, Sinfo (Stp)
Dmitri Shostakovich

Sinfonie Nr. 5 op. 47

for: Symphonic orchestra

Study score

Item no.: 1677491

45.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
U. Chin: Cello Concerto, VcOrch (KASt)
Unsuk Chin

Cello Concerto

for: Cello, orchestra

Piano reduction, solo part

Item no.: 1677094

51.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
New publication. Delivery time unknown.
A. Pärt: O Holy Father Nicholas, Gch (Chpa)
Arvo Pärt

O Holy Father Nicholas

for: Mixed choir a cappella

Choir score

Item no.: 1676690

13.95  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 5–7 working days (de)
E. Urbanner: Viererkette, FlVaVcKlv (Pa+St)
Erich Urbanner

Viererkette

for: Flute, viola, cello, piano

Score, Parts

Item no.: 1673793

22.80  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 5–7 working days (de)
E. Urbanner: Ballade, Klav
Erich Urbanner

Ballade

for: Piano

Music score

Item no.: 1673797

16.80  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 5–7 working days (de)
S. Gubaidulina: Meditation über Choral Vor d, Kamens (Part.)
Sofia Gubaidulina

Meditation über den Choral "Vor deinen Thron tret' ich hiermit"

for: Chamber ensemble

Score

Item no.: 1672863

32.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
L. de Pablo: Retratos y transcripciones, Akk
Luís de Pablo Costales

Retratos y transcripciones

Versione per fisarmonica di Claudio Jacomucci

for: Accordion

Music score

Item no.: 1672754

24.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 5–7 working days (de)
S. Veress: Sonata, Klav
Sándor Veress

Sonata

(Zongoraszonáta)

for: Piano

Music score

Item no.: 1672518

24.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 5–7 working days (de)
S. Veress: Az Ember Tragédiája, Orch (Part.)
Sándor Veress

The Tragedy of Man

Musica di scena per orchestra per il dramma ommonimo di Imre Madách

for: Orchestra

Score

Item no.: 1672515

64.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 5–7 working days (de)
U. Chin: cosmigimmicks (Revised 2022), 7Instr (Stp)
Unsuk Chin

cosmigimmicks

A musical pantomime for seven instrumentalists (trumpet, percussion, mandolin, guitar, harp, piano, violin)
Hawkes Pocket Scores 1600

for: Trumpet, percussion, mandolin, guitar, harp, piano, violin

Study score

Item no.: 1672125

48.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
T.D. Schlee: Sancta trinitas, unus Deus op. 90, Org
Thomas Daniel Schlee

Sancta trinitas, unus Deus op. 90

for: Organ

Music score

Item no.: 1670803

18.80  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 5–7 working days (de)
Good Omens (Theme), Blaso (Part.)
David Arnold

Good Omens (Theme)

Young Concert Band

for: Concert band

Score

Item no.: 1669334

8.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–4 weeks.
Good Omens (Theme), Blaso (Pa+St)
David Arnold

Good Omens (Theme)

Young Concert Band

for: Concert band

Score, Parts

Item no.: 1669349

79.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 5–7 working days (de)
Orgelschule zur historischen Aufführungspraxis, Org (Bu)

Orgelschule zur historischen Aufführungspraxis

Teil 3. Die Moderne

for: Organ

Book

Item no.: 1669278

89.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 1–3 working days (de)
D. Schnebel: Missa brevis (KA)
Dieter Schnebel

Missa brevis

for voice (with percussion and/or humming choir ad lib.)

for: Voice

Score

Item no.: 1668820

28.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 1–3 working days (de)
L. Vollmer: Transformations, Viol
Ludger Vollmer

Transformations

for: Violin

Music score

Item no.: 1668797

12.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 1–3 working days (de)
S. Gubaidulina: Galgenlieder à 3, GesMezKbSchl (Part.)
Sofia Gubaidulina

Galgenlieder à 3

Fifteen pieces
on poems by Christian Morgenstern

for: Voice (mezzo-soprano), Double bass, percussion

Score

Item no.: 1668852

36.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
S. Gubaidulina: Meditation 714, StrCemb (Part.)
Sofia Gubaidulina

Meditation 714

on the chorale "Vor deinenThron tret ich hiermit"
by Johann Sebastian Bach (BWV 668)

for: 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass, harpsichord

Score

Item no.: 1668822

17.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
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