"serialism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: serialisms [plural]
Etymology: serial + -ism. Calque of the German Reihenmusik. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|serial|ism}} serial + -ism, {{uder|en|de|Reihenmusik}} German Reihenmusik Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} serialism (usually uncountable, plural serialisms)
  1. (music) Music, especially from the 20th century, in which themes are based on a definite order of notes of an equal-tempered scale. Wikipedia link: serialism Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Music Synonyms: serial music Translations (music): serialismus [masculine] (Czech), sérialisme [masculine] (French)

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