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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.
2. Römische Fontäne
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 751785
1. Es fiel ein Reif in der Frühlingsnacht
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 742702
"Wie Stein mit Meißel ficht"
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 742683
Edition Schott
for: gemischter Chor, Gemeinde (Schola), Bläser, Orgel und Schlagwerk
Choir score
Item no.: 782307
Chorsätze nach Texten von Bert Brecht
for: gemischter Chor (SATB), 3 Klaviere und Schlagwerk (8 Spieler)
Choir score
Item no.: 782028
for: 4-7 Spieler und Tonband (ad libitum; von den Ausführenden erstellt) (4-7 Blasinstrumente oder 3-6 Blasinstrumente und 1 Streichinstrument)
Set of parts
Item no.: 781607
A cycle of nine songs and melodramas
for: Schlagzeug, 2 Klaviere, 2 Klarinette und Violoncello (ad libitum)
Score
Item no.: 725961
Lateinamerikanische Tänze
for: Orchestra
Einzelstimme 4. Stimme in C
Item no.: 729528
(liturg.)
for: Mixed choir (SSATBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 729163
for flute and piano
for: Flute, piano
Music score
Item no.: 724936
for: Trumpet (B-flat), piano
Music score
Item no.: 791863
Kantate nach zeitgenössischen Nonsensversen
for: Chor (Mez/Bar), Sprecher und variable Instrumente
Einzelstimme 1. Stimme in B
Item no.: 791147
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Music score
Item no.: 791835
for: Streichquartett und Schlagzeug (1-2 Spieler)
Set of parts
Item no.: 748369
op. 77d
for: Cello
Music score
Item no.: 739564
2. Der Weinschwelg "Nun ohne Lügen" (13. Jh.)
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 738953
Petrulus hirrutus
for: Kinder- oder Jugendchor, 2 Flöten, Streichorchester und Klavier, Schlagzeug ad libitum
Choir score
Item no.: 736216
from the musical fairytale "Pollicino"
for: Orchestra
Einzelstimme Solovioline
Item no.: 783754
from the musical fairytale "Pollicino"
for: Orchestra
Einzelstimme Gitarre 1 und 2
Item no.: 783734
from the musical fairytale "Pollicino"
for: Orchestra
Einzelstimme Sopranglockenspiel
Item no.: 783717
from the musical fairytale "Pollicino"
for: Orchestra
Einzelstimme Sopran-Altxylophon
Item no.: 783705
for: Mixed choir (SSATBB), orchestra
Choir part Soprano/Alto
Item no.: 782732
for: Orchestra
Einzelstimme Klavier
Item no.: 784898
2. Echo vom Himmel "Oh Freudenhimmel"
for: Männerchor (TTBBBB) und Soli (TB)
Choir score
Item no.: 1642015
for: Streichquartett und Sprecher ad libitum
Score
Item no.: 761787
Pentatonig
for: Voice, recorder, percussion
Score
Item no.: 756797
Handlung in 2 Teilen
for: Soli und Orchester
Lyric book
Item no.: 1341083
for: Trumpet, strings
Set of parts
Item no.: 1023230
for: Trumpet, horn, trombone, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1031073
for: Brass ensemble
Set of parts
Item no.: 858261
for: Trombone (solo), wind ensembles
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 610834
for: Cello
Book
Item no.: 1102652
for: ORG BLECH
Score, Parts
Item no.: 581657
for: Bass flute
Item no.: 156472
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 657998
for: Flute, clarinet, bassoon
Set of parts
Item no.: 276840
Veröffentlicht auf CD: ERES-CD 03 (organ: Andres Uibo) und SEQUENZEN - LA 75508
Estonian Music
for: Organ
Single part Organ
Item no.: 334211
for: Cello
Single part Cello
Item no.: 1640001
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1548529
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 270639
for: Choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 778717
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 213330
for: Diatonic accordion
Item no.: 170325
for: Accordion solo, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1031068
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 412377
for: Clarinet
Score
Item no.: 259746
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