Josef Matthias Hauer - 4 Klavierstücke aus op.25 (1923)

[somnynightin78]

do you just have Hauer's sheet music or do you understand his dodecaphonic technique. Personally I would like to study His technique since I know shoenberg's already. BTW do you thing Hauer's music uses traditional chords in his dodecaphonic system with a new face totally different from tonality because I hear major-seventh chords?

[kpunkt]

@somnynightin78 Hauer's 12-tone technique is a very strict system based on what he calls "Tropen". He splits the 12 halftones of the scale in 2 groups which then are the harmonical and melodical base of the piece. I have added a link in the description, where this is explained in detail. But sadly this is only in german.

[somnynightin78]

@kpunkt I vaguely remember seeing this site before. Thank you for bringing it up, and btw Google was able to translate it for me for Ich spreche ein bisschen Deutsch, or something to that effect. But thank you again.

[paolosilv]

Thank you, it would be nice to put together a compilation of neglected great classical composers of the 20th Century.

[josephjester]

Interesting. It's very melodic, and the parts flow together really well. I'll definitely have to study this 12-tone technique idea some more.

[raymusicman]

there are a number of recordings of music by Hauer around now - one of his opera Salambo (a fascinating piece of music), one of "atonale music" (a series of little piano pieces) and one of "Zwolftonspiele" for various instrumental ensembles - its all interesting music.

[maxiepuss]

I've been listening to this all day!!--- every time I sit at the computer. Egad!! It's got a hold on me!!!!

[maxiepuss]

Fascinating composer--- and new to me, so thanks for the beautiful, and melancholy, post. The only extant Hauer pf works CD in the USA is performed (nicely) by Anna Petrova on a Gega disc, now discontinued (of course). I find this music very Koechlin-esque [cf.

Les heures Persanes, Op. 65], I'm sure you would, too.

[blueyoyi]

interesting ... very nice...

[chad410]

like it. do you use an XLR adaptor and studioo mics?

[kpunkt]

thanks! my recording equipment is very simple and cheap (2 vivannco EM55 micros -> Neuling preamp -> LineIn of the sound card.)

[recuerdo000]

Hauer fue el verdadero inventor de la técnica.... que luego shoenberg difundió como si hubiera salido de su genio creador. Hauer no ha recibido el reconocimiento que se merece

[Leibo07]

Fascinating, and a real lacuna 'round here.

Merci.

[schoeroeribus]

thank you sooo much for posting!

could you post another hauer piece?

[SarrasaniPianoCircus]

Well done as your usual, and so interesting.

This composing technique seems more "listener-friendly" than in certain Schoenberg pieces...

[kpunkt]

Thank you, Sandro! Yes, they are more listener-friendly and they are more player-friendly as well :-) The music is very pure and meditative, no "tricks" in any sense. No tempo markings, no dynamic markings, no specific articulation, only eighths, quarters and half notes. I'm not familiar with Hauer's special 12-tone technique yet. Hauer seems to avoid harsh dissonances while Schönberg prefers them.

[MusicDoLove]

Very interesting and well done!