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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: Mezzosopran solo, Bariton solo, Klavier
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Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: Piano, orchestra
Study score
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Streichtrio Nr. VL 78
for: Violin, viola, cello (string trio)
Score, Parts
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Hinshaw Sacred
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
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for: Mandolin, piano
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for: für Violine,Violoncello und Klavier
Spielpartitur
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for: Flöte Oboe Violine, Violoncello
Study score
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für Violine und Klavier
for: Violin, piano
Ensemble score
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for: Organ
Music score
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pour soprano, cornetto et orgue
for: Voice (soprano), cornett, organ
Organ score, solo part
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for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 326059
for: 8 voices (SSAATTBB), orchestra
Study score
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for: Viola, cello, double bass
Ensemble score
Item no.: 382944
für Singstimme und Klavier
for: Voice, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 381611
for: Double bass, piano
Ensemble score
Item no.: 381451
Boosey and Hawkes Archive Edition
for: 3 Soprano Voices, Alto Voice and 2 Drums
Book
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for: für 7 (8) Blockflöten(SATB) und 3 Triangel ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 113538
op. 87
for: Cello solo, string orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
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op. 19c
for: Viola, piano
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for: Voice (tenor), piano
Piano reduction
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for: Piano
Single edition
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for: Treble recorder, piano
Piano score, solo part
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for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 299090
for: Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 158595
for: Voice (mezzo-soprano), percussion, orchestra
Study score
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for: Children's Choir and Strings
Choir score
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for: Accordion
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Klarinette, Trompete & Klavier
for: Clarinet, trumpet, piano
Sheet music
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for drum (djembe) and voice
for: Voice, djembé
Music score
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for: 2 GES (CH) ORG
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12 Kinderlieder mit Klavierbegleitungop. 7
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Piano reduction
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Studies in Counterpoint, Tonal Organisation & Piano Playing (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: Piano
Music score
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for: GES-M (BAR) ENSEMBLE
Study score
Item no.: 294971
for mixed choir (SATB) a cappella: string orchestra ad lib.
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) a cappella; Streichorchester ad libitum
Choir score
Item no.: 742440
for viola solo
for: Viola
Single edition
Item no.: 781276
for: Piano
Music score
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Distinguished Choral Music
for: gemischter Chor (SSAATTBB) a cappella
Choir score
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Toccata Fugue
for: Organ
Music score
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for: für Klavier
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for: Klarinette in A, Violoncello und Klavier
Score, Parts
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for: Flute, piano
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Second Sonata on Shakespearean characters für Gitarre (1975-1976)
Edition Schott
for: Guitar
Music score
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for: Flute, clarinet (B-flat), bassoon, 2 violins, viola, cello (septet)
Score
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for: Accordion, piano
Score
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for: Orchestra, audio tape
Score
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for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score
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for: Flute
Music score
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for: Trumpet (B-flat), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 382924
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