serialism
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Still, he tried to fit in by writing his first piece of 12-tone serialism.
From New York Times ● Jan. 7, 2021
It is both “an example of rampant serialism and a commentary on the phenomenon,” A.O.
From New York Times ● Jul. 22, 2020
When Reich was a student, serialism, a genre that deliberately avoided harmony, melody and rhythm, was the only game in town.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 26, 2016
Instead, she spent two years laboring on a single piano piece, guided by the mathematical methods of serialism that were in vogue in the academy.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 22, 2016
When Herrmann composed his earlier “Sinfonietta for Strings,” he was influenced by the dissonant serialism of Schoenberg.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 18, 2016
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