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serialism

[ seer-ee-uh-liz-uhm ]

serialism

/ ˈsɪərɪəˌlɪzəm /

noun

  1. See twelve-tone
    (in 20th-century music) the use of a sequence of notes in a definite order as a thematic basis for a composition and a source from which the musical material is derived See also twelve-tone

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  • seri·al·ist noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of serialism1

First recorded in 1960–65; serial + -ism

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