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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.
für Oboe und Rezitation
for: Oboe
Item no.: 306088
for: Oboe
Item no.: 306086
for: Viola, piano
Item no.: 305902
for: 3 violas
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 305881
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 305810
for: Violin
Item no.: 305753
for: Organ
Ensemble score
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for: Organ
Ensemble score
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for: 2 solo voices (SBar), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 351907
for: Orchestra
Study score
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für Violoncello mit Rundbogen
for: Cello
Score
Item no.: 562679
for: Piano
Music score
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for: Accordion orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 220494
for: Accordion orchestra
Score
Item no.: 220118
"Jauchzet dem Herrn alle Welt"
for: gemischter Chor (SSATB) mit Blechbläsern (3.2.2.0)
Set of parts (Wind instruments)
Item no.: 203905
3. Römische Weinsprüche; "Pete me imple" (lat.)GeWV 53
for: Male choir
Chorstimme
Item no.: 203649
5. Heimliches Glück "Mir kommt zuweilen wohl ein Tag"op. 33
for: gemischter Chor (SSATBarB)
Choir score
Item no.: 202301
1. Vom Hausregiment "Es ist gewiss ein frommer Mann"op. 33
for: Mixed choir (SSATBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 202293
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 201781
Es ist ein altes Wort / Ein rechter MannGeWV 69
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 204720
"Fliegen wird die Taube"
for: Mixed choir (SATBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 204567
Volkslieder-Zyklus vom Mittelmeer, aus "Lied der Völker"
for: gemischter Chor a cappella (SATB) oder mit Instrumental-Ensemble (Flöte, Klarinette in B, Violine, Kontrabass, Gitarre, Schlagzeug)
Choir score
Item no.: 204507
Ein Trauerspiel des Sophokles
Lyric book
Item no.: 199289
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Lyric book
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Komische Oper in 2 Akten nach einer Parabel aus "Der Scheik von Alessandria und seine Sklaven" von Wilhelm Hauff
Lyric book
Item no.: 199257
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 203153
2. Christe, du Lamm Gottes - Passionsmotetteop. 37
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 202864
(liturg.)op. 15
for: Mixed choir (SSATBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 202589
Comic opera in 2 acts
for: Opera
Lyrics
Item no.: 897350
and other pieces from various operas op. 15a
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 896602
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 900084
for: Violin, orchestra
Score
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English settings of seven liturgical songs
for: Mixed Choir a Cappella [unison or Solo / SA or TB / SAT] a Cappella
Choir score
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from Four Swedisch Songs
for: 4-Part Treble Voices [SSAA]
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 895633
for: Organ, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1108955
"Hommage à Carl Czerny"
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1108948
for: Mixed choir (SATB), 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, timpani, organ
Set of parts
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Secular Cantata
for: Solo voice, mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
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für Violine, Klavier, gemischten Chor und Orchester
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano, violin
Score
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aus "Kanon Pokajanen"
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1019940
aus "Kanon Pokajanen"
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1019893
for: 11 Bläser und Schlagzeug
Set of parts
Item no.: 352760
Studien in moderner Spieltechnikop. 43
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 352654
Northumbrian Folksong
for: Kinderchor (Mez) und 3 Blockflöten (SSA)
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 355615
op. 16
for: String orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 354683
8. Prelude: Winter
for: Ob / Klar / Trp / Klav
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 354483
8. Prelude: Winter
for: Ob / Klar / Trp / Klav
Set of parts
Item no.: 354479
4. Prelude: Summer
for: Bfl / Trp / V / Tr / Klav
Item no.: 354464
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