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Overview of the events of 2012 in music
This topic covers notable events and articles related to 2012 in music . This year was the peak of music downloads sales in the United States, with sales declining year on year since then.[ 1]
Hans Abrahamsen – String Quartet No. 4John Adams – Absolute Jest Harrison Birtwistle – The Moth Requiem , for twelve female voices, three harps and alto fluteElliott Carter
Dialogues II Epigrams , for violin, cello, and pianoInstances , for chamber orchestraUnsuk Chin – cosmigimmicks. A musical pantomime for seven instrumentalists Peter Maxwell Davies – Symphony No. 9 Clemens Gadenstätter
Bersten/Platzen (Paramyth 4) , for cello and pianoHaüten/Paramyth 1 , for string quartetSad Songs , for quartet with saxophone, electric guitar, percussion, piano and integrated electronicsMagnus Lindberg – Acequia Madre , for clarinet and pianoBruno Mantovani – Concerto pour deux pianos , for two pianos and orchestraTristan Murail
The Bronze Age , for flute, clarinet, trombone, violin, cello and pianoLe Désenchantement du Monde , piano concertoMatthias Pintscher
Bereshit , for large ensembleUriel , for cello and pianoAlberto Posadas - Sombras , for soprano, clarinet and string quartetEva Reiter – Irrlicht , for ensemble and electronicsKaija Saariaho
Circle Map Duft , for clarinetSombre , for voice, bass flute, percussion, harp, and double bassErkki-Sven Tüür – String Quartet No. 2 Lost Prayers Pēteris Vasks – Cello concerto No. 2 Klātbūtne ('Presence')January February March April May June July August September 25 – Andy Williams (84), American singer26 – Marty Fortson (67), American rock and roll singer (The Rivieras )29 – Johnny Sanders (66), American rock guitarist (The Gants )October November 3
15 – Frode Thingnæs (72), Norwegian jazz trombonist and bandleader (complications from heart attack)[ 18] December
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