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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.
GeWV 158
for: Klavier und Streichorchester mit Flöte oder Violine
Stimmensatz
Item no.: 398880
for: Chamber ensemble
Study score
Item no.: 1542418
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1540339
(complete)
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 286425
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 286422
for: Voice
Item no.: 286399
for: Piano
Item no.: 286380
for: Cello, piano
Item no.: 286309
for: 4 Soloists, Reciter, SA, Flute, Percussion and Organ or String Quartet
Score
Item no.: 1147786
for: Mixed choir (SMezATB) a cappella; solo voice (bass-baritone) ad lib.
Study score
Item no.: 1106017
2. Streichquartett
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 231674
(Das rheinische Tantum Ergo)
for: gemischter Chor unisono und Orgel / Blasorchester
Choir score
Item no.: 740087
for: Schlaginstrumente (4 oder mehr Spieler)
Einzelstimme 2. Stimme
Item no.: 731258
Canticum Simeonis
for: gemischter Chor (SSAATTBB), Bariton und Bassflöte
Score
Item no.: 729152
(Volkslied, 15. Jahrhundert)
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 751805
Beziehungsweisen
for: 2 trumpets, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1008818
GeWV 180
for: 3 Trompeten in C und Streichorchester
Solostimme
Item no.: 296584
Klassik
for: Chamber ensemble
Score
Item no.: 838717
for: Flute, viola, harp
Score
Item no.: 363517
für Orchester
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 310435
Per Doppio Quartetto Di Legni
for: Woodwind Octet
Score
Item no.: 259540
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 840122
for: Chamber ensemble
Score
Item no.: 839366
Hawkes Pocket Scores HPS 785
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Study score
Item no.: 894931
for: 5 brass winds
Score
Item no.: 464038
for: für Oboe, Klarinette, Violine, Violoncello und Klavier
Taschenpartitur
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for: 2 Gitarren, AKK
Score
Item no.: 458665
Piano Large Works
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1193552
for: 2 Trumpets, Horn, Trombone and Tuba
Buch
Item no.: 1137311
for: Harp
Music score
Item no.: 1136447
Hawkes Pocket Scores HPS 1198
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 272122
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 269665
for: 4 clarinets
Score, Parts
Item no.: 483398
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 310436
Konzerte u. Gesänge für Alt, Bariton, gem. Chor, Streicher u. Blechbläser
Piano reduction
Item no.: 307736
for: Baßklarinette, Baritonsax und Violoncello, Set mit 3 Partitur A3
Buch
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für Bläseroktett
for: 2 FL 2 OB KLAR BASS-KLAR HRN FAG
Stimmen-Set
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1. Manchmal "Manchmal, wenn ein Vogel ruft"
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 204893
3. "Das Laub fällt von den Bäumen"
for: Männerchor und Jugendchor
Choir score
Item no.: 204245
for: Saxophone
Item no.: 159101
für Akkordeon und Violine
ars futura
for: Violin, accordion
Score
Item no.: 473030
(nach Monteverdi)
for: Trp, Pos u. Org
Score, Parts
Item no.: 628118
for: Voice, flexible ensemble
Score
Item no.: 776726
Motette
for: 2 mixed choirs (SSAT, ATBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1043633
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