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Serialism vs Postserial - What's the difference?

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In music|lang=en terms the difference between serialism and postserial

is that serialism is (music) music, especially from the 20th century, in which themes are based on a definite order of notes of an equal-tempered scale while postserial is (music) after serialism.

As a noun serialism

is (music) music, especially from the 20th century, in which themes are based on a definite order of notes of an equal-tempered scale.

As an adjective postserial is

(music) after serialism.

serialism

English

(wikipedia serialism)

Noun

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  • (music) Music, especially from the 20th century, in which themes are based on a definite order of notes of an equal-tempered scale.

    • Synonyms

    * serial music

    postserial

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (music) After serialism.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2009, date=April 9, author=Anthony Tommasini, title=Four Debuts, One Farewell, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Here was music by a young composer audaciously combining postserial techniques with the buzz-saw din of rock. }}