serialism

Noun

Meaning

20th century music that uses a definite order of notes as a thematic basis for a musical composition

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

serial music discordance set theory atonality twelve-tone technique 12-tone system combinatoriality atonal system atonal music atonal composition twelve-tone music pitch class set theory serial composition total serialism twelve-note system
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Hypernyms

music

Hyponyms

12-tone system 12-tone music twelve-tone music twelve-tone system

Phrases with the word

total serialism integral serialism

Examples

Decades later, composers such as Pierre Boulez and Jean Barraqué pointed out parallels to Anton Webern 's serialism in this work. Source: Internet

The 20th century saw many experiments with modern styles, such as atonality and serialism ( Schoenberg and Berg ), Neoclassicism ( Stravinsky ), and Minimalism ( Philip Glass and John Adams ). Source: Internet

This perspective offered to Adams a liberating alternative to the rule-based techniques of serialism. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

serialisation serialise serialised story serialist serialistic seriality