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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: Concert band
Score
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pour voix de soprano, contralto, basse et ensemble
for: Vocal and Ensemble
Score
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Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1177991
für Bariton, Daegum, Gayagum und Seng-Hwang oder Akkordeon
for: Vocal and Ensemble
Score
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for: Piano
Music score
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Edition Schott
for: 2 treble recorders (duet)
Ensemble score
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for piano, violin and cello
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Score, Parts
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Klassik
for: Flute String Instruments
Study score
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for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
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for trumpet and orchestra
for: Trumpet, orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
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Klassik
for: Chamber ensemble
Score
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for: Brass Ensemble, Trumpet, Trombone and Piano
Set of parts
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for: Clarinet Sextet
Buch
Item no.: 1140643
Opera in 3 acts
Piano reduction
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Klassik
for: Vocal and Cello
Buch
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Harmonia-Men's Choir
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 913167
op.81
for: Clarinet, string orchestra
Score, Parts
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begleitet von Bläsern und Schlagzeug
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Piano reduction, solo part
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per quartetto di sassofoni (1989)
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, Parts
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Konzert für Violine und Orchester
exempla nova 382
for: Violin, orchestra
Study score
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for: Chamber ensemble
Score
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for: Violin, piano
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for: String orchestra
Einzelstimme
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for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir part Tenor/Bass
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für Blasorchester, Klavier, Harfe und Schlagzeug
op. 224
for: Concert band
Set of parts
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for: für Klavier und Sopran ad libitum
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for: Organ
Music score
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Klassik
for: Clarinet, piano
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Weimar-Serie
for: Guitar
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für zwei Klaviere zu acht Händen
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for: Piano
Music score
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3. Psalm 46 "Gott ist unsre Zuversicht"
for: Mixed choir (SSAATB) a cappella
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for: String Quartet and Pre-Recorded Audio
Set of parts
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for: Clarinet, orchestra
Study score
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Marcos Vinicius Guitar Collection
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Music score
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Edition Schott
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Music score
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Klassik
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Book
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op. 93
for: Klarinette, Violine und Violoncello
Study score
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exempla nova 441
for: Alto flute
Music score
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exempla nova 437
for: Oboe
Music score
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for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Choir score
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for piano (from Piano Concerto No. 3 IMPULSE) 2017-2018
for: Piano
Music score
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Music Of Our Time
for: 2 Klarinetten in C, Trompete in C und Fagott
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op. 46
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
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op. 96c
for: Saxophon und Orchester
Klavierauszug mit Solostimme
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Gegenwartsmusik
for: Mixed ensemble
Score
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The Journey
for: Orchestra
Study score
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