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serialist — noun Date: 1846 1. a writer of serials 2. a composer of serial music … New Collegiate Dictionary
serialist — 1. adjective Of, pertaining to, or employing serialism 2. noun A practitioner or adherent of serialism, an approach to composing which emphasizes the use of a series of notes, especially scales, to achieve coherence … Wiktionary
serialist — se·ri·al·ist … English syllables
serialist — n. a composer or advocate of serial music. Derivatives: serialism n … Useful english dictionary
serialism — serialist, n. /sear ee euh liz euhm/, n. See twelve tone technique. [1960 65; SERIAL + ISM] * * * Use of an ordered set of pitches as the basis of a musical composition. The terms 12 tone music and serialism, though not entirely synonymous, are… … Universalium
Latin American music — Introduction musical traditions of Mexico, Central America, and the portions of South America and the Caribbean colonized by the Spanish and the Portuguese. These traditions reflect the distinctive mixtures of Native American, African, and… … Universalium
Luigi Dallapiccola — (February 3, 1904 – February 19, 1975) was an Italian composer known for his lyrical twelve tone compositions. Contents 1 Biography 2 Music 3 Selected works 3.1 … Wikipedia
Charles Wuorinen — Charles Wuorinen, 1990 s Charles Peter Wuorinen (born June 9, 1938) is a prolific Pulitzer Prize winning American composer born and living in New York City. His catalog of more than 250 compositions includes works for orchestra, opera, chamber… … Wikipedia
Joan Tower — (born September 6, 1938 in New Rochelle, New York)http://www.schirmer.com/default.aspx?TabId=2419 State 2872=2 ComposerId 2872=1605 Biography on Schirmer] [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6515709 Music Makes Me Come Alive… … Wikipedia
Symphony No. 3 (Górecki) — Symphony No. 3, Op. 36, also known as the Symphony of Sorrowful Songs ( pl. Symfonia pieśni żałosnych), is a symphony in three movements composed by Henryk Górecki in Katowice, Poland, between October and December 1976. The work is indicative of… … Wikipedia
