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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.
Score and Parts
for: 3 Trumpets, 4 Horns, 3 Trombones, Tuba and Percussion
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1671333
Edition Schott
for: Sopran, Englischhorn, Viola, Violoncello und Klavier
Score, Parts
Item no.: 740184
"Grazer Messe"
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 728871
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1653891
Elegant Journey with Stopping Points of Interest
for: Chamber orchestra [flexible ensemble]
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1666932
for: Mixed choir (SABar) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 750579
for: 2 recorders
Item no.: 479444
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Vocal score
Item no.: 585542
for: Percussion quartet (4 players)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 286993
Fassung für Kammerensemble
for: Chamber ensemble
Score
Item no.: 245275
for: Violin, piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 245243
alto saxophone and piano reduction
for: Alto saxophone, orchestra
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 579154
for: Voice, orchestra
Buch
Item no.: 169623
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 166624
for: Trumpet, organ
Item no.: 186158
for: Piano 4 hands
Item no.: 186658
for Drumset and Violoncello
for: Cello, percussion
Ensemble score
Item no.: 649746
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 656611
für Instrumentalensemble
for: Chamber ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1010413
for: Cello and Chamber Orchestra
Score
Item no.: 920928
Gegenwartsmusik
for: Violin, Clarinet, Cello and Piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 920930
for: Flute
Music score
Item no.: 778889
"Rut sin de Ruse"
The popular hit of the Alpentrio Tirol
for: Small wind band
Conductors part, set of parts
Item no.: 280332
for: 3 recorders (ATB)
Score
Item no.: 162167
Luftgeist in Shakespeare's "Sturm"
for: Clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello
Set of parts
Item no.: 212625
for: Clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello
Score, Parts
Item no.: 433698
Up Down Strange Charm
for: Violin
Music score
Item no.: 176535
for: Clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello
Score
Item no.: 469743
A szelek csendje
EMB Contemporary Music
for: Chamber orchestra
Score
Item no.: 175365
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 482869
for: Flute and String Trio
Buch
Item no.: 483005
for: 4 recorders (SATB quartet)
Item no.: 190670
for: Frauenchor / Kinderchor, Orgel
Score
Item no.: 433687
for horn and chamber orchestra
for: horn, chamber orchestra
Score
Item no.: 682019
for Oboe und Piano
for: Oboe, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 684961
Edition Schott
for: 4 trumpets
Score, Parts
Item no.: 733125
Nr. 1 Exit edictum (Luk. 2, 1-14)
for: Voice (tenor/soprano), piano
Music score
Item no.: 733692
Das Wundertheater
for: Voice (tenor), piano
Music score
Item no.: 734101
Edition Schott
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score
Item no.: 741254
Edition Schott
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 741331
Ballett in zwei Teilen nach dem Märchen "Der Geburtstag der Infantin"
for: Alt-Solo, Frauenchor und Orchester
Piano reduction
Item no.: 748142
Little Pieces for piano
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 748161
Geigenlieder für Sopran und Violine
for: Sopran und Violine
Music score
Item no.: 735936
Edition Schott
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 729645
für Horn, zwei Trompeten, Posaune und Tuba
for: 5 brass winds
Score, Parts
Item no.: 667439
for violin solo
for: Violin
Music score
Item no.: 736476
Lobet den Herrn, alle Völker (Psalm 117) - Singet dem Herrn (Psalm 136)
for: Tenor (Sopran), Posaune (Violoncello) und Orgel
Music score
Item no.: 736961
Edition Schott
for: 2 bassoons
Music score
Item no.: 738498
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