serialism
noun
serialist
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a word derived from
serialism.
Example Sentences
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Daunted by the serialist compositional style that held sway in academia, Mr. Johnson turned to visual art.
From New York Times ● Mar. 26, 2023
He launched music-appreciation projects on television at a time when network executives considered Stravinsky’s serialist score “The Flood,” with choreography by Balanchine, suitable for a mass public.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 10, 2018
Another new song, “T’wouldnt’ve,” supplemented the fine-etched dissonance of a serialist composition with a chordal turn that evoked Thelonious Monk.
From New York Times ● Aug. 10, 2012
These spare, serialist miniatures are so enigmatic that Holliger took the unusual step of playing the whole sequence twice.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 18, 2010
‘Elitist’ is an overused word, tinged with resentment, but in describing serialist self-justification of the twentieth century it is spot on.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
