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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.
Edition Schott
for: Bassoon, piano
Music score
Item no.: 747807
Edition Schott
for: Oboe, Harfe und Streicher
Solostimmensatz
Item no.: 734280
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1037787
Klassik
for: Voice, piano
Book
Item no.: 1102965
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1149270
for: Guitar
Music score
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for: Voice
Choir score
Item no.: 1174245
From the Ogre
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1144113
A Madrigal from "A Garland for The Queen"
for: Mixed choir (SMezATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 726665
Distinguished Choral Music
for: gemischter Chor (SSAATTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 725315
Music Of Our Time
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 756770
for: Trumpet [horn/clarinet]
Music score
Item no.: 1670450
for: Soprano, Bass Flute, Guitar, Harp
Set of parts
Item no.: 1174487
St. Louis Fanfare
for: Brass ensemble (5 parts)
Score
Item no.: 1690214
nach rumänischen Volksliedern
for: school orchestra
Einzelstimme Sopranblockflöte
Item no.: 795515
for brass instruments
for: Blechbläser
Score, Parts
Item no.: 759173
(Offenbarung 3, 14-21), Motette
for: gemischter Chor (SSAT/ATBB)
Choir score (Choir 2)
Item no.: 791060
Bilder des Begehrens und des Vernichtens
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1541768
for soprano recorder
for: Descant recorder
Music score
Item no.: 1671747
for: Trumpet [flugelhorn], piano
Music score
Item no.: 1022416
Klassik
for: Guitar and Chamber Ensemble
Score
Item no.: 840750
3 Playing Scores
for: Clarinet, Viola and Piano
Set of parts
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Klassik
for: Flute, harp
Book
Item no.: 977388
Al Maestro Morricone
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 920897
for: Chamber ensemble
Score
Item no.: 920865
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 920862
for: Soprano saxophone, chamber orchestra
Single part Soprano saxophone (B-flat)
Item no.: 693735
for: 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, percussion, organ
Score
Item no.: 1015159
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1015153
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 920903
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1045811
Carpe Diem Wood Wind Series
for: Oboe, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 675925
for ensemble
for: Chamber ensemble
Score
Item no.: 776112
Gegenwartsmusik
for: Alto and Tenor Recorder, Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord
Score, Parts
Item no.: 160461
for string quartet
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1548899
for: Cello
Music score
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5 Pièces brèves
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 748008
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Score
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Edition Schott
for: Guitar
Music score
Item no.: 739817
Edition Schott
for: Violin, viola, cello (string trio)
Score
Item no.: 739061
First Version 1923
for: Clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello
Score
Item no.: 734012
horn solo and chamber orchestra (with 2 basset horns and 4 obligatory natural horns)
for: Horn solo und Kammerorchester
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 731744
op. 16
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Study score
Item no.: 729071
for voice and ensemble
for: Singstimme (mittel) und Ensemble
Score
Item no.: 784933
for Bass Clarinet and Ensemble
for: Bass clarinet, chamber ensemble
Score
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Edition Schott
for: Viola, chamber orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
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