How to Use serialism in a Sentence
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.
—Michael Cooper, New York Times, 2017-03-17
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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.
—Joshua Kosman, San Francisco Chronicle, 2018-03-16
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Although the compositional method is related to mid-century serialism, the formula tends to yield tonal-sounding motifs, with Michael’s theme hovering around D minor.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 2019-06-17
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Drawing from symphonies, chamber music and conceptualism, electro-acoustic fusions, neo-romanticism and choral music, string quartets, song cycles and serialism, Reynolds embraces and expands many traditions.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 2019-09-15
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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.
—Special To The Plain Dealer, cleveland.com, 2017-06-30
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