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SERIAL MUSIC [2 records]

Record 1 1993-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Music (General)
DEF

The theory or practice of composing serial music, and the music itself.

OBS

serialism, or serial technique ... implies a succession of one or more elements of music being ordered according to a predetermined plan.

Key term(s)
  • serial music

French

Domaine(s)
  • Musique (Généralités)
DEF

Caractère, doctrine de la musique sérielle.

OBS

cette méthode sérielle [...] peut se schématiser de la façon suivante : une composition musicale [...] doit être basée d'un bout à l'autre sur une série.

Key term(s)
  • musique sérielle

Spanish

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Record 2 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Music (General)
OBS

it should be noted (...) that all -- is not necessarily twelve-tone, because composers sometimes use a series of (...) any (...) number of tones in their rows.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Musique (Généralités)
OBS

l'emploi de la série (...) a donné naissance à l'expression -- (...) toute musique dodécaphonique n'est pas nécessairement sérielle.

Spanish

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