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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: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score
Item no.: 876940
for: Piano, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 867328
for: Chamber ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 864584
Version For Solo Cello and Tape
for: Cello and Tape
Study score
Item no.: 864330
for: String Quartet and Orchestra
Score
Item no.: 863173
for: Clarinet, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1591991
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1552875
für Violine, Flöte, Oboe, Vibraphon, Klavier und Streichorchester
exempla nova 558
for: Mixed ensemble (6 voices)
Study score
Item no.: 1552537
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1550214
aus Carmina Burana
for: Flöte, Flötenchor
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1689726
(Nel Spirito Di Bach) For String Orchestra
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1626859
For Organ
for: Organ
Solostimme
Item no.: 1626621
op. 11b
for: Viola, piano
Music score
Item no.: 758528
(and the Young at Heart)
for: Piano
Item no.: 1616963
for: Solo Tuba, zwei Klaviere und zwei Schlagzeuge
Score
Item no.: 1616903
Orchestral Variations on an Original Melody
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1611409
Variations on an Original Melody
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1611396
(Der Sohn der Luft oder Das Kind, das zum jungen Mann wird)
Study score
Item no.: 1546060
Filme von Peider A. Defilla / Reihe "musica viva – forum der gegenwartsmusik"
Item no.: 1545800
for: 3 trumpets
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1346573
aus "School Music"op. 85 [A], a
for: Oboe, piano
Item no.: 1135559
Nr.3: Schifferliedchenop. 61/3
for: für Chor SATB
Chorpartitur
Item no.: 1135128
Gesänge des späten Jahresop. 71
for: für Gesang und Klavier
Item no.: 1135049
op. 22
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1148412
for: SATB
Choir score
Item no.: 1148402
Canzona
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Study score
Item no.: 1149150
for: SATB
Choir score
Item no.: 1148969
for: Violin
Music score
Item no.: 1148630
op. 105
for: Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 793898
op. 108
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 779945
pour trompette (2006)
for: Trumpet
Music score
Item no.: 779826
op. 35c
for: Cello, piano
Noten Neuausgabe
Item no.: 761326
based on the "Apocalypse" woodcuts by Albrecht Dürer
for: 3 Orgeln und 3 Trompeten
Score, Parts
Item no.: 737038
An Essay for Trumpet and Organ
for: Trumpet, organ
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1623918
for: Mixed Ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 921922
Kendor Playground String Orchestra
for: String Orchestra and opt.Violin or Viola and Piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 916306
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 911356
Boosey and Hawkes Archive Edition
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 910526
from "Three Pieces in Old Style"
arranged for wind quintet by Piotr Kamiński (2020) based on the original version for string orchestra
for: Flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon (wind quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1024492
for: Cor Anglais [Oboe] and Orchestra
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 900176
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 899896
from Fearful Symmetries
for: Soprano Saxophone and Piano
Book
Item no.: 904269
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 910090
I
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 725135
On a poem by Pablo Neruda for soprano (alto) and tenor (baritone) and piano
for: 2 voices, piano
Piano score
Item no.: 663520
For Solo Piano
for: Piano
Solostimme
Item no.: 1619398
A Duet for Oboe and Bassoon
for: Oboe und Fagott
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1621377
7 Etudes, No. 6
for: Cello
Music score
Item no.: 746556
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