serialism

Noun
  1. 20th century music that uses a definite order of notes as a thematic basis for a musical composition (synset 107071236)
    is a type of: music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
    subtypes: 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)
    same as: serial music

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