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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.
Per Violino E Pianoforte
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 259478
(Tredici trame N. 9)
for: Voice, piano
Score
Item no.: 779199
(1995)
for: Voice (soprano), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 778757
(1990)
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 778618
Per Pianoforte
for: Piano
Music score
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Gegenwartsmusik
for: Percussion instruments
Score, Parts
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Per Saxofono Contralto In Mi Bem.
for: Saxophone
Score
Item no.: 260041
Gegenwartsmusik
for: Flexible ensemble
Study score
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Partitur
Partitur
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
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for: Piano
Item no.: 474481
for: FL STR KLAV
Score
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Item no.: 1616846
Item no.: 1616655
2 V, Va, Vc, Kontrabass
Rondo nach schottischen und bayerischen Volksliedern
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for: SAX ORCH
Score
Item no.: 133161
for: SOLI gemischter Chor Kinderchor, 21 INST
Score
Item no.: 205720
for: KLAR-A VC KLAV
Score
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Männerchor, Klavier, Git, Perc
Spiritual-Kantate
Item no.: 1616167
Item no.: 1616096
2 Trp, 2 Pos
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4st. gemischter Chor. Gemeinde, 4st Blechbläser chor, Orgel
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
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Klassik
Choir score
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Klassik
for: Wind Instruments, Piano, Double Bass and Timpani
Score, Parts
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Hymnen und Choräle
for: Chamber ensemble
Score, Parts
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Viola, Violoncello und Kontrabaß
Violine 2
for: KAMMERMUSIK STREICHINSTRUMENTE QUINTETTE
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Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
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Partitura
for: Clarinet, orchestra
Score
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Flebile Queritur Lyra per Voce Recitante e Ensemble (2009)
for: Narrator, chamber ensemble
Score
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Per voce recitante e orchestra
for: Narrator, chamber orchestra
Score
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Per Flauto Solo
for: Flute
Score
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for: 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, organ
Organ score, solo parts
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for: Trompete, Violoncello Cembalo
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for: Voice, organ
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for: FL (BASS-FL) BASS-KLAR SCHLAGW
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for: FAG POS
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for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
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Player's Score
for: Chamber ensemble
Score
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Set of Parts
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
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Score and Parts
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
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Inspiration Series
for: Concert band
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Inspiration Series
for: Concert band
Score
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Inspiration Series
for: Concert band
Score
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Cantata
for: Choir
Piano reduction
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Gegenwartsmusik
for: Chamber ensemble
Score
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