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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.
(Our Mountains)
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 779823
for piano
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 721422
Cycle
for: Violine und Männerchor
Single part Violin
Item no.: 794133
Edition Schott
for: Voice (low), piano
Music score
Item no.: 743292
1. Warnung "Mein Töchterlein, ich warne dich" - 2. Sehnsucht "Schweift auch mein Blick"
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 751931
for bass
for: Bass
Single edition
Item no.: 750338
Edition Schott
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 748070
for: 2 Holzbläser (Flöten, Alt-Blockflöten oder Flöte und Oboe) und Streichorchester
Single part Double bass
Item no.: 783819
Petrulus hirrutus
for: Kinder- oder Jugendchor, 2 Flöten, Streichorchester und Klavier, Schlagzeug ad libitum
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 782037
Chamber music No. 1
for: Flöte, Schlagzeug (3 Spieler), Viola und Gitarre
Score
Item no.: 741319
Music Of Our Time
for: Chamber orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 738889
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) mit Soli (SATB)
Choir score
Item no.: 742507
op. 81a
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1541945
(Modelle No.1)
for: Dirigent solo
Score
Item no.: 739834
for solo cello
for: Cello
Music score
Item no.: 741265
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 784060
Petrulus hirrutus
for: Kinder- oder Jugendchor, 2 Flöten, Streichorchester und Klavier, Schlagzeug ad libitum
Single part Flute 1
Item no.: 782035
begleitet von Bläsern und Schlagzeug
for: Bratsche, Klavier, Bläser und Schlagzeug
Study score
Item no.: 726767
for: für Violine und Streichquartett
Partitur
Item no.: 1672439
aus der Oper "Der rote Stiefel"
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 737945
for: Clarinet, piano
Music score
Item no.: 1107521
for: Diatonic accordion
Item no.: 1681336
"Und als ich in das Baurhaus kam"
for: gemischter Chor (SAT) und Instrumente (vierstimmig)
Score
Item no.: 730682
Klassik
for: 4 Mixed Voices and Organ
Book
Item no.: 1660589
Prelude and Dance
for: Klarinette in B und Orgel
Music score
Item no.: 756790
for: Violin, piano
Score
Item no.: 861486
(L'Oiseau bleu)
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 750148
Orff-Schulwerk
for: Soli, Kinderchor, Sprecher und kleines Orchester
Einzelstimme Glockenspiel, Xylophon
Item no.: 734544
Klassik
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 1174280
Ballad for Gymnasts
for: Sopran, Chor und Kammerorchester
Study score (facsimile)
Item no.: 759331
Cara Collega
for: Soprano/High Voice Solo, Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano
Buch
Item no.: 1040635
for: Chamber ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1541979
Klassik
for: Soprano and Harp
Score
Item no.: 1087343
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1062200
Klassik
for: 2 String Quartets and 2 Double Basses
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1103870
for: Clavicembalo O 2 Clavicembali
Score
Item no.: 1671823
for trombone and orchestra
op. 52
for: Trombone, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 683919
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Buch
Item no.: 1139209
Edition Schott
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 752743
for: 2-part Treble Voice, Piano [or Brass Quartet or string quartet]
Choir score
Item no.: 1040737
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Buch
Item no.: 1139484
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1175455
Gegenwartsmusik
for: Choir, Orchestra and Electronic
Piano reduction
Item no.: 921114
Klassik
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 910245
per sei esecutori (1999)
for: Ensemble
Buch
Item no.: 1547700
Die Geschichte eines Hochstaplers aus Wien, der Stadt der Klaviere
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 1009182
A Carol for Christmas
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1038206
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Buch
Item no.: 1589976
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