NOUN | communication | serial music, serialism | 20th century music that uses a definite order of notes as a thematic basis for a musical composition |
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Meaning | 20th century music that uses a definite order of notes as a thematic basis for a musical composition. | |
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Synonym | serialism | |
Narrower | twelve-tone music, 12-tone music, twelve-tone system, 12-tone system | A type of serial music introduced by Arnold Schoenberg |
Broader | music | An artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner |
Spanish | serialismo | |
Catalan | musica serial |
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