se·ri·al·ism (sîr  - -l z m)n. Music 1. Serial compositions. 2. The theory or composition of serial music. se ri·al·ist n. |
serialism [ˈsɪərɪəˌlɪzəm]
n
(Music, other) (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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| Noun | 1. | serialism - 20th century music that uses a definite order of notes as a thematic basis for a musical composition music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner 12-tone music, 12-tone system, twelve-tone music, twelve-tone system - a type of serial music introduced by Arnold Schoenberg; uses a tone row formed by the twelve semitones of the chromatic scale (and inverted or backward versions of the row) |
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