Definition of serialism
: serial music;
also
: the theory or practice of composing serial music
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Wuorinen, who marks his 80th birthday later this year, was once the orchestra’s composer-in-residence, at a time when his commitment to the principles of serialism was more orthodox and pronounced.
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Thomson, rejecting the hyper-complexity of European styles like serialism that dominated post-World War II composition, frequently drew on the sounds of his Missouri childhood for inspiration.
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This work comes from 1944, before the composer’s more radical move toward total serialism.
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Like his compatriots Krzysztof Penderecki and Witold Lutoslawski, Mr. Gorecki had in his early work experimented with modernist techniques like serialism.
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Flutist McGill returned for Martin's 1939 Ballade for flute and piano, bringing to vivid life the music's refined language, tantalizingly balanced between tonality and serialism.
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Composers of what is known, for better or worse, as classical music have broken over time with sonata form, tonality, serialism and minimalism.
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First Known Use of serialism
1955
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