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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.
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Music score
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Gegenwartsmusik
for: Mixed ensemble
Score
Item no.: 270723
Gegenwartsmusik
for: Viola, orchestra
Buch
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Gegenwartsmusik
for: Flute and Viola
Buch
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Gegenwartsmusik
for: Voice (soprano), chamber ensemble
Buch
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Klassik
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Music score
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Cori A Cappella Per Voci Di Fanciulli. Un Balletto Infantile
for: Choir a Cappella
Score
Item no.: 259619
Per 10 Strumenti A Fiato (1977)
for: Woodwind ensemble
Score
Item no.: 259596
Mitologie Danzate Da Un'Idea Di R. Amidei
for: Percussion ensemble
Score
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Per Clarinetto E 9 Strumenti
for: Clarinet and Ensemble
Score
Item no.: 259520
Per Coro Misto A Cappella Op. 25
for: Choir a Cappella
Score
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Per Pianoforte
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 259236
Gegenwartsmusik
Score
Item no.: 259208
Per Orchestra Da Camera - Partitura
for: Chamber orchestra
Score
Item no.: 259131
Per Coro Misto
for: Choir a Cappella
Score
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Per 32 Esecutori - Partitura
for: Mixed Ensemble
Score
Item no.: 259101
Per Orchestra Sinfonica
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
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for: Piano
Score
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for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
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für Violoncello und Orchester
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Study score
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for: Flute, viola, cello
Study score
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Poesie für Bariton und Orchester
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Study score
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für Viola und Orchester
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Study score
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für Bläserquintett
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Study score
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für Streichorchester
for: String orchestra
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für Orchester
for: Symphonic orchestra
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for: Organ
Organ score
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Choir score
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Score
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für gem Chor u. Orgel
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Liederzyklus, für Mezzo, Sprecher, Bassklar. , Vc. , Celesta u. Vibraphon
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Set of parts
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for: Violin ensemble
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Score
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Single edition
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for: OB VC
Ensemble score
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Set of parts
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f. Bläs.quint.
for: 5 wind instruments
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für Bläserquartett
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Stimmen-Set
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Kirchenliedsaetze
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Score
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Kirchenliedsaetze
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Score
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Was morgen ist
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Score
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Kantate nach Psalmtexten, für Soli, Chor, Org. u. Schlz
for: Organ
Organ score
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Singt ein Liedchen, stimmet ein
for: Male choir
Score
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Hier sind wir arme Narren
for: Male choir
Score
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Ein Landsknecht sah ein Mägdlein stehn
for: Male choir
Score
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for: Viola, piano
Item no.: 305894
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