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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: Bariton solo, Flöte, Gitarre
Singpartitur, Spielpartitur
Item no.: 117042
Musik für großes Orchester und Tonband
for: Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 117008
for: Oboe, harp
Ensemble score
Item no.: 103047
4 Strukturen in verschiedenen Instrumentalkombinationen
for: Percussion, orchestra
Ensemble score
Item no.: 103016
for: OB HA KLAV
Item no.: 102996
PARTITUR
for: Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1632839
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1211944
Sechs Variationen
for: Double bass
Music score
Item no.: 294340
"Sumer is icumen in"
for: gemischter Chor (STBar) und Instrumente
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 293585
für Viola und Streicher
for: VA STR
Study score
Item no.: 310443
for: VL KLAR HRN FAG KLAV
Item no.: 306663
für Klaviertrio
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 306613
Monologue Vlll
Item no.: 306214
for: Cor anglais, piano
Item no.: 306112
Geistliche Abendmusik
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) mit Alt oder Bass solo, Orgel oder Cembalo und Streicher
Choir score
Item no.: 1546378
Hawkes Pocket Scores HPS 873
for: Soloists [SMezA] and Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 898295
for: Bassoon, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 896272
Canticum Simeonis
for: gemischter Chor (SSAATTBB), Bariton und Bassflöte
Score
Item no.: 111446
"Aus der Tiefe rufe ich, Herr, zu dir" - Motette
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 111441
for: Cello
Score
Item no.: 305932
für Viola u. Streicher, Ausgabe Viola u. Klavier
for: Viola, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 305917
für Viola u. kleines Orchester, Ausgabe für Viola u. Klavier
for: Viola, piano
Item no.: 305912
für Viola, Kontrabass
for: VA KB
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 305865
für Altposaune und Streicher, Ausgabe für Posaune und Orgel
for: Trombone, organ
Item no.: 305725
für Orgel und Streichorchester
for: Organ, strings
Single part (Organ solo)
Item no.: 305711
for: Organ
Single part Organ
Item no.: 305701
nach einem Landschaftszyklus von Ulrich Doege
for: Piano
Item no.: 305525
Komposition für Männerchor und Bläserquintett
Des Maurers Wandeln, es gleicht dem Leben
for: Männerchor: TTBB, Flöte, Oboe, Klarinette, Horn, Fagott
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 116164
Kammermusik für 5 Instrumente
for: Flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon (wind quintet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 115936
aus "Eichendorff-Liederbuch" (1965)
Bärenreiter-Chorreihe
for: Gemischter Chor (SATB), Gitarren (2), Klavier, Cembalo ad libitum
Choir score
Item no.: 116666
(Sinfonietta Nr. 4)op. 122
for: 9 Blechblasinstrumente
Set of parts
Item no.: 278184
for: 2 Trompeten, 2 Posaunen, [Pauken]
Item no.: 276999
Kirchenliedsaetze
for: GCH (SAT/SMA)
Score
Item no.: 309153
Eine Montage Mindestbesetzung: Spr, Klav 4ms, Schlz
for: SPR FCH STAB 2 KLAV
Set of parts
Item no.: 307609
für Chor u. Orgel
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 308073
Alleluja - Lobet den Herrn im Himmel
for: Male choir
Score
Item no.: 309294
O Fischer auf den Wellen
for: Male choir
Score
Item no.: 309291
Gegenwartsmusik
for: Mixed Ensemble
Score
Item no.: 173479
Pour les Choeurs de Formation Musicale - Niveau difficile, cycle 3
for: Junior Choir
Piano reduction
Item no.: 818142
Klassik
for: Clavecimbal
Book
Item no.: 239516
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 820477
Klassik
for: Timpani and Percussions
Study score
Item no.: 819837
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 819716
Klassik
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 819391
Oratorium
for: Choir
Score
Item no.: 818837
Gegenwartsmusik
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 983799
Edition Revisee Par Carmen Bravo
for: Piano
Score
Item no.: 851948
Tema Con Variazioni Per 23 Strumenti (1994) - Partitura
for: Mixed Ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1548182
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