Composer Hans Werner Henze, whose music was regularly performed at Darmstadt in the 1950s, reacted against the Darmstadt School ideologies, particularly the way in which (according to him) young composers were forced either to write in total dodecaphony or be ridiculed or ignored.
Helilooja Hans Werner Henze, kelle muusikat esitati Darmstadtis 1950-ndatel regulaarselt, oli Darmstadti koolkonna ideoloogiate vastu, eriti selle vastu, kuidas (tema arvates) noori heliloojaid sunniti kirjutama täielikult dodekafoonilist muusikat, vastasel juhul neid ignoreeriti ja peeti naeruväärseks.