serialism

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The result of this search for a new system was called serialism, or 12-tone composition. was redefining the profile of French music, with a style that transferred the ideals of opera Pelléas and Mélisande was first performed in

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  1. noun Music Serial compositions.
  2. noun Music The theory or composition of serial music.

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  • A decidedly lyric element, rather melancholy, persists, so the work "belongs" to the Villa-Lobos "school" as well, despite the sojourns into Webern and serialism. —  Audiophile Audition Headlines
  • After all, it was the hardcore advocates of serialism and the 12-tone chromaticism, founded by Schoenberg and propagated by his two prodigies, that gave roots to the later generations of eclectic bag of composers. —  AvaxHome RSS:
  • His musical experimentation ranged from electronic music and serialism to improvisation and minimalism. —  The Buffalo News: Home
  • Teachers that were mere puppets of serialism, teachers that wrote unimaginably bad music and then there was Drew. —  Discussion Forum - NetNewMusic
  • Austrian composer Alfred Uhl, 's (1909-1992) unique and vibrant style synthesizing neo-classicism, atonality and serialism with traditional tonal and contrapuntal idioms is captured in his Kleines Konzert (Little Concerto) for viola, clarinet and piano, which continues the program. —  California Chronicle
 

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