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Contemporary Classical Music – Sheet Music

After the Second World War, there emerged a new generation of composers, who sought to stretch the boundaries of music history, and find new and exciting styles and forms. Browse our sheet music and scores, take a look at our Modern Classical Music, and explore the wide world of contemporary music with Stretta Music today!

An Overview of Post-War Contemporary Music

Dodecaphony & Serialism

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.

Electronic Music

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 Music

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.

Soundscapes

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

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.

Important Post-War Contemporary Classical Composers

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Renato Bui

Klein Aber Fein

for: Accordion

Item no.: 211583

6.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 5–7 working days (de)
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Renato Bui

Drei Kleine Kaetzchen

for: Accordion

Item no.: 210664

6.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 5–7 working days (de)
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Renato Bui

Posaunenzauber

for: Accordion orchestra

Set of parts

Item no.: 219942

34.80  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 5–7 working days (de)
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Renato Bui

Im Tierpark

for: Accordion orchestra

Set of parts

Item no.: 219468

27.80  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 5–7 working days (de)
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Renato Bui

Hello Mister Swing

for: Accordion orchestra

Set of parts

Item no.: 219417

35.80  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 5–7 working days (de)
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Renato Bui

Charly Knall

for: Accordion

Music score

Item no.: 218944

6.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 5–7 working days (de)
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Jürgen Löchter

Tarantella

for: Accordion

Single edition

Item no.: 221256

6.75  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 5–7 working days (de)
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Renato Bui

Western Fantasy

for: Accordion orchestra

Set of parts

Item no.: 220494

43.80  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 5–7 working days (de)
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Günter Bialas

Da pacem (1964)

for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella

Choir score

Item no.: 879154

6.25  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
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Günter Bialas

Da pacem (1964)

for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella

Choir score

Item no.: 878699

7.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
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Arvo Pärt

Prayer after the Kanon

for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella

Choir score

Item no.: 1019940

14.95  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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Michael Tippett, Tippett, Sir Michael

Four Songs from the British Isles

4. Wales: Gwenllian

for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella

Choir score

Item no.: 733397

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Paul Hindemith

Spruch eines Fahrenden / Kanon: Musica divinas laudes

"Dass Gott all die berate" (14. Jh.) / (Alter Spruch)

for: Frauen- oder Kinderchor (MezMezMez)

Choir score

Item no.: 733327

1.99  €incl. VAT
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Paul Hindemith

Five Songs on old texts

2. Lady's Lament - Frauenklage

for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella

Choir score

Item no.: 733263

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Michael Tippett, Tippett, Sir Michael

Bonny at Morn

for: Kinderchor (Mez) und 3 Blockflöten (SSA)

Einzelstimme

Item no.: 355615

1.75  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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Michael Tippett, Tippett, Sir Michael

Crown of the Year (Chr. Fry). Kantate f. Soli, Chor u. Instr.

for: Ob / Klar / Trp / Klav

Einzelstimme

Item no.: 354483

4.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–4 weeks.
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Michael Tippett, Tippett, Sir Michael

Crown of the Year (Chr. Fry). Kantate f. Soli, Chor u. Instr.

for: Ob / Klar / Trp / Klav

Set of parts

Item no.: 354479

5.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–4 weeks.
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Michael Tippett, Tippett, Sir Michael

Crown of the Year (Chr. Fry). Kantate f. Soli, Chor u. Instr.

for: Bfl / Trp / V / Tr / Klav

Item no.: 354464

3.95  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–4 weeks.
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Michael Tippett, Tippett, Sir Michael

Crown of the Year (Chr. Fry). Kantate f. Soli, Chor u. Instr.

for: Bfl / Trp / V / Tr / Klav

Item no.: 354461

3.95  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–4 weeks.
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Michael Tippett, Tippett, Sir Michael

Crown of the Year

for: Sopran- und Altblockflöte (Flöte), Klarinette, Streichquartett und Klavier

Set of parts

Item no.: 354447

14.95  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–4 weeks.
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Goffredo Petrassi

Primo Concerto

for: Orchestra

Study score

Item no.: 392557

24.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
P. Hindemith: Wir bauen eine Stadt  (Schlag)
Paul Hindemith

Wir bauen eine Stadt

for: Kinderchor (SMez), Melodie-Instrumente und Schlagwerk

Single part Percussion

Item no.: 374373

6.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
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Alexander Goehr

Little Music for Strings op. 16

for: String orchestra

Study score

Item no.: 354683

21.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–4 weeks.
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Paul Hindemith

Die Serenaden

Kleine Kantate nach romantischen Texten

for: Sopran, Oboe, Bratsche und Violoncello

Stimmensatz Instrumentalstimmen

Item no.: 747992

18.99  €incl. VAT
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Harald Genzmer

Italienisches Liederbuch

3. Unmut "Mich ärgert was dem andern wohlgefällt"

for: Mixed choir (SSATBB) a cappella

Choir score

Item no.: 751854

2.99  €incl. VAT
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Harald Genzmer

Sechs Chöre

2. Notturno "In einer Nacht"

for: Mixed choir a cappella

Choir score

Item no.: 751750

3.99  €incl. VAT
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Volker David Kirchner

Con mortuis in lingua mortua

Three Pieces

for: Organ

Music score

Item no.: 750020

15.99  €incl. VAT
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Petr Eben

Cusanus-Meditation

"Du, Herr, bist der Begleiter meiner Wanderfahrt"

for: gemischter Chor (SATB) mit Tenor solo, Streichorchester und Harfe (Orgelpositiv) oder mit Orgel

Set of parts (Strings)

Item no.: 749998

120.99  €incl. VAT
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Johann Sebastian Bach, Toshio Hosokawa, Bach, Johann Sebastian / Hosokawa, Toshio

O Mensch, bewein' dein' Sünde groß

for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)

Set of parts

Item no.: 1582546

14.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
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Joe Duddell

Snowblind

for: String orchestra, percussion

Study score

Item no.: 1546012

22.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–4 weeks.
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Jörg Widmann

Wandrers Nachtlied

for: Voice (soprano), instruments

Score, Parts

Item no.: 670590

42.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
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Friedrich K. Wanek

5 Epigramme

for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)

Set of parts

Item no.: 353684

23.99  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–4 weeks.
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Toshio Hosokawa

Manifestation

for: Violin, piano

Item no.: 298774

25.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
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Carl Orff

Rota

for: gemischter Chor (STBar) und Instrumente

Einzelstimme

Item no.: 293581

4.80  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
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Carl Orff

Rota

for: gemischter Chor (STBar) und Instrumente

Einzelstimme

Item no.: 293575

4.80  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
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Wolfgang Fortner

Isaaks Opferung

for: Alt, Tenor und Bass mit Begleitung von 40 Instrumenten

Piano reduction

Item no.: 289073

21.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
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Arnold Schoenberg

Die formbildenden Tendenzen der Harmonie

Item no.: 288990

32.95  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–4 weeks.
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Kurt Hessenberg

Serenade op. 89

for: Oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon

Score, Parts

Item no.: 352419

36.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
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Wolfgang Fortner

Immagini

for: Streicher und eine Sopran-Stimme oder Streicher allein

Study score

Item no.: 352301

21.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
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Klaus Huber

Two Movements

for: Brass ensemble (7 voices)

Set of parts

Item no.: 352271

24.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
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Hans Werner Henze

Cantata della fiaba estrema

for: Sopran, Kammerchor (SATB) und 13 Instrumente

Piano reduction

Item no.: 352108

32.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
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Friedrich K. Wanek

4 Grotesken

for: 11 Bläser und Schlagzeug

Set of parts

Item no.: 352760

36.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
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Heinrich Sutermeister

Kantate Nr. 4

for: 2 solo voices (SBar), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra

Choir score

Item no.: 351907

7.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de)
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Ernst Krenek, K?enek, Ernst

Elf Transparente

for: Orchestra

Study score

Item no.: 351787

4.95  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–4 weeks.
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Harald Genzmer

Ostermesse

for: gemischter Chor, Sopran- und Bariton-Solo und Orchester

Choir score

Item no.: 758354

13.99  €incl. VAT
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Harald Genzmer

Concerto

for: 3 Trompeten in C und Streichorchester

Solostimme Trompete I in C

Item no.: 754059

3.99  €incl. VAT
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István Szelényi

Little Suite

for: 4-stimmigen Geigenchor oder 4 Geigen allein

Einzelstimme Violine IV

Item no.: 784634

1.99  €incl. VAT
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Carl Orff

Nänie und Dithyrambe

(Friedrich von Schiller)

for: gemischter Chor und Instrumente

Chorstimme Männerstimmen

Item no.: 784434

2.99  €incl. VAT
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