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Contemporary Classical Music – Sheet Music

After the Second World War, there emerged a new generation of composers, who sought to stretch the boundaries of music history, and find new and exciting styles and forms. Browse our sheet music and scores, take a look at our Modern Classical Music, and explore the wide world of contemporary music with Stretta Music today!

An Overview of Post-War Contemporary Music

Dodecaphony & Serialism

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.

Electronic Music

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 Music

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.

Soundscapes

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

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.

Important Post-War Contemporary Classical Composers

Y. Lee: Amour de loin, Va
Yongbom Lee

Amour de loin

for Viola Solo

for: Viola

Music score

Item no.: 677679

10.30  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 4–9 working days (fi)
A. Hovhaness: Dark River and Distant Bell op. 212, Cemb
Alan Hovhaness

Dark River and Distant Bell op. 212

for: Harpsichord

Item no.: 380959

9.20  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Special manufacture. Delivery time: 3–4 weeks
J. Cage: Branches, Schlagz
John Cage

Branches

for: Percussion

Item no.: 381443

14.40  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Special manufacture. Delivery time: 3–4 weeks
J. Cage: Variations Div 5
John Cage

Variations Div 5

Item no.: 381883

14.40  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Special manufacture. Delivery time: 3–4 weeks
J. Cage: Living room music für Schlagzeug u. Sprech. -Quart.
John Cage

Living room music für Schlagzeug u. Sprech. -Quart.

for: Sprecher, Schlagzeug

Item no.: 381870

22.60  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 4–9 working days (fi)
J. Cage: 1st Construction (in Metal) (1939), Schlagz (Part)
John Cage

1st Construction (in Metal) (1939)

for: Percussion

Score

Item no.: 381751

28.80  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
T. Hosokawa: Etude I - VI , Klav
Toshio Hosokawa

Etude I - VI

for: Piano

Item no.: 1544519

51.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 3–8 working days (fi)
P. Eben: Lieder aus dem Teschnerland
Petr Eben

Lieder aus dem Teschnerland

for: Alt solo, Bass solo, Klavier

Singpartitur, Spielpartitur

Item no.: 114461

10.30  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 4–9 working days (fi)
S. Reich: Quartet (Stsatz)
Steve Reich

Quartet

for: 2 Vibraphones and 2 Pianos

Set of parts

Item no.: 862495

42.70  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 4–9 working days (fi)
E. Orkin: Jüdische Suite op. 10, Klar
Eugen Orkin

Jewish Suite op. 10

Suite in 4 movements

for: Clarinet

Music score

Item no.: 447164

11.40  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks (fi)
T. Hosokawa: BAI, Kb
Toshio Hosokawa

BAI

for double bass solo

for: Double bass

Music score

Item no.: 1340567

14.40  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 4–9 working days (fi)
E. Denissow: Ode für Klarinette, Klavier und Schlagz (Pa+St)
Edisson Denissow

Ode für Klarinette, Klavier und Schlagzeug

for: KLAR SCHLAGZ KLAV

Score, Set of parts

Item no.: 145602

33.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
L. Liebermann: Nocturne No. 10, Klav
Lowell Liebermann

Nocturne No. 10

for: Piano

Solostimme

Item no.: 492123

15.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 4–9 working days (fi)
D. Schostakowitsch: Concertino op. 94, 2Klav (Sppa)
Dmitri Shostakovich

Concertino op. 94

for: 2 pianos

Ensemble score

Item no.: 108844

20.10  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
D. Schostakowitsch: Konzert Nr. 1 für Violonce, VcOrch (Stp)
Dmitri Shostakovich

Concerto No. 1 for violoncello and orchestra op. 107

for: Cello, orchestra

Study score

Item no.: 108937

23.70  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 4–9 working days (fi)
J. Laukvik: Orgelschule zur historischen Auffüh, Org (BchNb)
Jon Laukvik

Orgelschule zur historischen Aufführungspraxis 1

for: Organ

Book and music score

Item no.: 279331

83.30  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 4–9 working days (fi)
J. Langlais: Organ Book, Org
Jean Langlais

Organ Book

for: Organ

Item no.: 357426

27.30  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 4–9 working days (fi)
J. Charpentier: Pour Syrinx, FlKlav (KlavpaSt)
Jacques Charpentier

Pour Syrinx

for: Flute, piano

Piano score, solo part

Item no.: 238333

15.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 3–5 weeks
J. Janca: Hilf Herr Meines Lebens, Org
Jan Janca

Hilf Herr Meines Lebens

for: Organ

Item no.: 104914

8.30  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks (fi)
E. Bozza: Contrastes 2, ObFag (2Sppa)
Eugène Bozza

Contrastes 2

for: Oboe, bassoon

2 Performance scores

Item no.: 267419

24.70  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 4–9 working days (fi)
E. Bozza: Le Campanile, ASaxKlav
Eugène Bozza

Le Campanile

for: Alto saxophone, piano

Music score

Item no.: 101024

10.30  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
I. Clarke: Hypnosis, FlKlav (KlavpaSt)
Ian Clarke

Hypnosis

for: Flute, piano

Piano score, solo part

Item no.: 621162

23.60  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 4–9 working days (fi)
J. Cage: Ryoanji, Pos
John Cage

Ryoanji

for trombone
with percussion or orchestral obbligato
ad´nd ad lib. with other pieces of the same title

for: Trombone

Music score

Item no.: 560892

30.80  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
F. Donatoni: Nidi II (Part)
Franco Donatoni

Nidi II

for: Blockflöte

Score

Item no.: 155758

48.90  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
D. Schostakowitsch: Tänze der Puppen für Klavier, Klav
Dmitri Shostakovich

Dances of the Dolls

Seven pieces for piano

for: Piano

Music score

Item no.: 108804

18.60  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 3–8 working days (fi)
A. Posadas: Doryphóros, Va (Part)
Alberto Posadas

Doryphóros

for: Viola

Score

Item no.: 1582841

18.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 3–8 working days (fi)
G. Scelsi: Divertimento N 3 Violon Seul, Viol (Part)
Giacinto Scelsi

Divertimento N 3 Violon Seul

for: Violin

Score

Item no.: 336705

18.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
E. Carter: Two Diversions, Klav
Elliott Carter

Two Diversions

for: Piano

Music score

Item no.: 444754

13.90  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 4–9 working days (fi)
O. Messiaen: Tombeau Resplandissant Poche , Sinfo (Stp)
Olivier Messiaen

Tombeau Resplandissant Poche

for: Symphonic orchestra

Study score

Item no.: 433981

74.10  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
S. Sciarrino: L'Opera Per Flauto 1, Fl (Part)
Salvatore Sciarrino

L'Opera Per Flauto 1

for: Flute

Score

Item no.: 260272

87.40  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
A. Schönberg: Pelleas und Melisande , Orch (Stp)
Arnold Schoenberg, Diverse / Schönberg, Arnold

Pelleas und Melisande

for: Orchestra

Study score

Item no.: 490040

63.30  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 4–9 working days (fi)
T. Takemitsu: A String Around Autumn, VaKlv (KlavpaSt)
Tôru Takemitsu

A String Around Autumn

for: Viola, piano

Piano score, solo part

Item no.: 471817

38.60  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Currently being reprinted. Delivery time unknown.
E. Carter: 4 Lauds, Viol
Elliott Carter

4 Lauds

for: Violin

Music score

Item no.: 563381

18.60  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 4–9 working days (fi)
A. Pärt: Missa syllabica
Arvo Pärt

Missa syllabica

for: gemischten Chor (SATB) a cappella

Chorpartitur

Item no.: 225053

18.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 4–9 working days (fi)
A. Pärt: Sarah Was Ninety Years Old
Arvo Pärt

Sarah Was Ninety Years Old

for: 3 Singstimmen (STT), Schlagzeug und Orgel

Partitur und Stimmen

Item no.: 185010

37.60  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 4–9 working days (fi)
A. Pärt: Variationen zur Gesundung von Arinuschka & Fü, Klav
Arvo Pärt

Variationen zur Gesundung von Arinuschka & Für Alina

for: Piano

Music score

Item no.: 124020

11.90  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 3–8 working days (fi)
A. Pärt: Fratres, VcKlav (KlavpaSt)
Arvo Pärt

Fratres

for: Cello, piano

Piano score, solo part

Item no.: 113992

26.30  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 4–9 working days (fi)
M. Theodorakis: Carnaval , Orch (Part)
Mikis Theodorakis

Carnaval

for: Orchestra

Score

Item no.: 213699

77.20  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 4–9 working days (fi)
L. Berio: Duetti , 2Vl
Luciano Berio

Duetti

for: 2 violins

Spielpartitur

Item no.: 113641

35.00  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
In stock. Delivery time: 3–8 working days (fi)
M. Feldman: Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello
Morton Feldman

Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello

for: für Klavier, Violine, Viola und Violoncello

Spielpartitur

Item no.: 272727

55.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 4–9 working days (fi)
S. Gubaidulina: String Quartet No. 3, 2VlVaVc (Stsatz)
Sofia Gubaidulina

String Quartet No. 3

for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)

Set of parts

Item no.: 297657

62.20  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 4–9 working days (fi)
B. Hummel: Zehn Klavierstücke für Kinder op. 56b, Klav
Bertold Hummel

Zehn Klavierstücke für Kinder op. 56b

for: Piano

Item no.: 357143

16.50  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Special manufacture. Delivery time: 3–4 weeks
M. Kagel: Mirum, Tb
Mauricio Kagel

Mirum

for: Tuba

Music score

Item no.: 218164

16.40  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 4–9 working days (fi)
P. Boulez: Tombeau  (Stp)
Pierre Boulez

Tombeau

for: für Sopran und Orchester

Study score

Item no.: 164182

95.10  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 4–9 working days (fi)
L. Berio: Sequenza VI , Va
Luciano Berio

Sequenza VI

for: Viola

Item no.: 154850

30.40  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 4–9 working days (fi)
T. Takemitsu: 12 Songs for Guitar (1977), Git
Tôru Takemitsu

12 Songs for Guitar (1977)

for: Guitar

Music score

Item no.: 226680

26.30  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 4–9 working days (fi)
O. Gjeilo: Night, Klav
Ola Gjeilo

Night

for: Piano

Music score

Item no.: 697083

23.70  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
B. Mantovani: Bug, Klar
Bruno Mantovani

Bug

for: Clarinet

Music score

Item no.: 372349

16.90  €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–3 weeks.
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