serialism

Thân thiện

A composer arranges a twelve-tone row using serialism.

Definition

Noun: A method or technique of musical composition that uses a series of values (such as the twelve notes of the chromatic scale) in a fixed order, which serves as the fundamental structural basis for a piece. This series, or "row," is manipulated according to specific rules to generate the composition's material.

Usage

"Serialism" refers specifically to the compositional system itself. It is most commonly used in academic, critical, or historical discussions about 20th-century classical music. - The composer's adoption of serialism marked a radical departure from traditional tonality. - Understanding serialism requires study of its rigorous organizational principles.

Examples

• Arnold Schoenberg is credited with developing the twelve-tone technique, a foundational form of serialism.
• The piece is a complex example of total serialism, where dynamics and rhythm are also organized serially.
• Some listeners find the logic of serialism intellectually appealing, even if the sound is challenging.

Advanced Usage

• Total Serialism / Integral Serialism: An extension of the technique where not only pitch, but also other musical elements like duration (rhythm), dynamics, and articulation are organized according to serial principles.
  • Pierre Boulez's "Structures I" is a landmark work of total serialism.

Variants and Related Words

• Serial (adjective): Of, relating to, or using serialism.
  • The composer's serial works from the 1950s are particularly rigorous.
• Serialist (noun): A composer or proponent of serialism.
  • As a committed serialist, he rejected melodic conventions.
• Serialize (verb): In a general context, to arrange or publish in serial form. (Note: This is not specific to music but shares the root concept of an ordered series).

Synonyms

• Twelve-tone technique (specifically for pitch serialization using all twelve chromatic notes).
• Dodecaphony (another term for twelve-tone technique).

Related Concepts (Not Synonyms)

• Atonality: Music that lacks a tonal center. Serialism often produces atonal music, but not all atonal music is serial.
• Modernism: The broad artistic movement of which serialism was a significant part in music.
• Post-Webernian: Referring to developments in serialism following the work of composer Anton Webern.

Học thuật

Noun

1. 20th century music that uses a definite order of notes as a thematic basis for a musical composition

Từ đồng nghĩa

• serial music