2012 in music

Albums released

Classical music

Hans Abrahamsen – String Quartet No. 4
John Adams – Absolute Jest, for string quartet and orchestra
Harrison Birtwistle – The Moth Requiem, for twelve female voices, three harps and alto flute
Elliott Carter
- Dialogues II, for piano and chamber orchestra
- Epigrams, for violin, cello, and piano
- Instances, for chamber orchestra
Unsuk Chin – cosmigimmicks. A musical pantomime for seven instrumentalists
Peter Maxwell Davies – Symphony No. 9
Clemens Gadenstätter
- Bersten/Platzen (Paramyth 4), for cello and piano
- Haüten/Paramyth 1, for string quartet
- Sad Songs, for quartet with saxophone, electric guitar, percussion, piano and integrated electronics
Magnus Lindberg – Acequia Madre, for clarinet and piano
Bruno Mantovani – Concerto pour deux pianos, for two pianos and orchestra
Tristan Murail
- The Bronze Age, for flute, clarinet, trombone, violin, cello and piano
- Le Désenchantement du Monde, piano concerto
Matthias Pintscher
- Bereshit, for large ensemble
- Uriel, for cello and piano
Alberto Posadas - Sombras, for soprano, clarinet and string quartet
Eva Reiter – Irrlicht, for ensemble and electronics
Kaija Saariaho
- Circle Map, for orchestra and electronics
- Duft, for clarinet
- Sombre, for voice, bass flute, percussion, harp, and double bass
Erkki-Sven Tüür – String Quartet No. 2 Lost Prayers
Pēteris Vasks – Cello concerto No. 2 Klātbūtne ('Presence')

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Deaths

3 – Daniel Peil (69), American rock singer (The Corporation)
4 – Totti Bergh (76), Norwegian jazz saxophonist^[3]
- Ruthilde Boesch (94), Austrian soprano
- John Levy (99), American jazz upright-bassist^[4]
26 – Clare Fischer (83), American jazz keyboardist, composer, arranger and bandleader^[5]

1 – Lucio Dalla (68), Italian jazz singer, clarinetist and actor^[8]
3 – Frank Marocco (81), American jazz piano-accordionist, arranger and composer^[9]
6 – Robert B. Sherman, 86, American songwriter, brother of Richard M. Sherman (Sherman Brothers)
15 – Edvard Hagerup Bull (89), Norwegian composer.^[10]

4 – Adam Yauch (47), American rapper (Beastie Boys)
10 – Bernardo Sassetti (41), Portuguese jazz pianist and composer
13 – Trond Bråthen alias "Trondr Nefas" (35), Norwegian singer and guitarist of black metal band Urgehal^[11]
14 – Belita Woods (63), American R&B singer (Brainstorm)
17
- Warda Al-Jazairia (72), French-Algerian singer, in Egypt
- Donna Summer (63). American singer
20 – Robin Gibb (62), British singer (Bee Gees)
30 – Pete Cosey (68), American jazz guitarist^[12]

7 – Alf Pearson (102), British singer and variety performer (Bob and Alf Pearson)
27 – Darryl Cotton (62), Australian pop-rock singer-songwriter (Zoot, Cotton, Lloyd & Christian)
31 - Tony Sly (41), Singer, guitarist for punk rock band No Use For a Name

3
- Anne-Lise Berntsen (69), Norwegian soprano singer^[16]
- Odd Børretzen (85), Norwegian author and folk singer (pneumonia)^[17]
15 – Frode Thingnæs (72), Norwegian jazz trombonist and bandleader (complications from heart attack)^[18]

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