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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.
(piccola Wunderkammer di automi oziosi) per orchestra (2014)
for: Orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1681140
for: 4-stimmigen Geigenchor oder 4 Geigen allein
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 784632
for: SATB, Organ, Chamber Orchestra
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1041462
A cycle of nine songs and melodramas
for: Schlagzeug, 2 Klaviere, 2 Klarinette und Violoncello (ad libitum)
Score
Item no.: 725961
A Requiem "For those we love"
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) mit Soli (MezBar) und Orchester
Piano reduction
Item no.: 734331
Studienpartitur in 2 Bänden
for: BUEHNENWERKE + SZENISCHE WERKE OPER
Item no.: 1344018
for flute and piano
for: Flute, piano
Music score
Item no.: 724936
Harmonia-Mixed Choir
for: Mixed choir (SAB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 931918
"The Turn"
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 740029
"Wenn der Herr die Gefangenen Zions erlösen wird", Motette
for: Mixed choir (SSATBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 742567
Klassik
Score
Item no.: 1542779
for: 4-stimmigen Geigenchor oder 4 Geigen allein
Single part Violin 3
Item no.: 784633
for: Violin, cello
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1657192
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1138657
for: String orchestra
Single part Violin 2
Item no.: 784471
Edition Schott
for: 2 flutes (duet)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 746617
Klassik
for: Clarinet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1539931
1. Es fiel ein Reif in der Frühlingsnacht
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 742702
Klassik
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 840820
for double bass
for: Double bass
Music score
Item no.: 674770
Série des "Plis de perversion" in "Fantaisies Romantiques & Baroques"
for: 2 violins, viola, cello
Score, Parts
Item no.: 773968
"Wenn eines Jahres Wirken abgeschlossen"
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 740974
for: Trumpet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1024984
for: Voice (high), piano
Music score
Item no.: 834395
arranged for two cellos
for: 2 cellos
Ensemble score
Item no.: 739760
for: Brass ensemble (8 voices)
Set of parts
Item no.: 1684490
for: 7 women's voices
Score
Item no.: 977277
for: Harp
Music score
Item no.: 1589990
for: Orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1589959
for: 2 cellos
Ensemble score
Item no.: 754333
Concerto for flute, harp and orchestra in C major
for: Flute, harp
Single edition
Item no.: 760712
for Piano solo
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 683921
für sechs Violoncelli
for: 6 Violoncelli
Study score
Item no.: 1542784
from the musical fairytale "Pollicino"
for: Orchestra
Einzelstimme Sopranglockenspiel
Item no.: 783717
Klassik
for: Recorder
Music score
Item no.: 1110147
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1067028
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1087737
Suite
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1198545
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score
Item no.: 1174380
für gemischten Chor (SSAATTBB) a cappella
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 733415
FOR PREPARED GUITAR & ORCHESTRA 2015
for: Orchestra and Guitar
Score
Item no.: 1541876
für Klavier, Schlagzeug und Sprecher
for: Piano, Percussion and Voice [Wordless]
Score
Item no.: 1542225
for: Frauen- oder Jugendchor (MezMezMez)
Choir score
Item no.: 751613
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