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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.
Hawkes Pocket Scores HPS 1305
for: 2 Vibraphones and 2 Marimbas
Study score
Item no.: 902758
Konzert für Violine und Orchester
exempla nova 377
for: Violin, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1552883
exempla nova 560
for: Guzheng (zither)
Music score
Item no.: 1552535
5 Lieder nach Gedichten von Birgit Müller-Wieland
exempla nova 617
for: Voice (baritone), piano
Music score
Item no.: 1552503
for: Cor anglais
Music score
Item no.: 1550483
nach Texten von August Stramm
for: für 6 Singstimmen (Sopran, Mezzosopran, Alt, Tenor, Bariton, Bass)
Vokalpartitur
Item no.: 1135182
op. 55
Textbuch/Libretto
Item no.: 1135040
for: für Flöte, Klarinette, Violine, Violoncello, Vibraphon und Klavier
Study score
Item no.: 1134906
for: für Orgel
Item no.: 1134874
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1147179
für zwei Streichorchester
for: 2 string orchestras
Conductor score
Item no.: 1545524
Kantate
for: Sopran, gemischter Chor SATB, Blockflöten, Blechbläser, Pauken und Orgel
Stimmensatz
Item no.: 1545302
für Vibra- und Marimbaphon (1 Spieler) und Streicherop. 86
for: Vibraphon und Marimbaphon (1 Spieler) und Streichorchester
Stimmensatz
Item no.: 1545234
Vincentiana
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1149167
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Study score
Item no.: 1149159
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1148980
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 1148936
for: 2 violins, viola, cello, piano (piano quintet)
Score
Item no.: 1148545
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 1148407
American Muse
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1611387
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1629354
for Solo Cello
for: Cello
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1620883
for: Horn, piano
Score, part
Item no.: 1621445
for Symphonic Band
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1620043
exempla nova 406
for: Oboe, piano
Item no.: 494577
for two double basses with five strings
for: 2 double basses
Ensemble score
Item no.: 494142
20 Pieces for Piano
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 681368
für Alt solo bzw. Alt und Kontrabass
exempla nova 30
for: Voice (alto), double bass
Score
Item no.: 680968
Free combinable miniatures
for 2 violins
for: 2 violins
Ensemble score
Item no.: 680925
Variations for piano and violin (1978/2003)
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 680499
Walther Siegmund-Schultze gewidmet
Peters East German Library 1949-1990
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1696423
"Klassische Reminiszenzen"
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1692340
for organ Verlagskopie (Überformat) (Oversize)
for: Organ
UEBERFORMAT
Item no.: 630075
for: Violin
Music score
Item no.: 486250
for soprano and piano
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Item no.: 486068
for: Accordion
Item no.: 429295
op. 15
for: Klavier, Orgel und 2 Schlaginstrumente
Score, Parts
Item no.: 429218
for: Double bass
Item no.: 428428
for: gemischten Chor (SATB) und Orgel
Choir score
Item no.: 428028
for: 2 pianos
Piano score
Item no.: 427740
for: Piano
Spielpartitur, Sammelband
Item no.: 425715
for: Accordion
Ensemble score
Item no.: 425517
for: Flöte Viola, Violoncello, Klavier
Score, Parts
Item no.: 463359
for: Mixed Choir, Soprano and Flute
Piano reduction
Item no.: 443115
For Piano
for: Piano
Solostimme
Item no.: 460486
exempla nova 124
for: Violin, viola, cello (string trio)
Set of parts
Item no.: 459673
GeWV 412
for: Organ
Item no.: 459511
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