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Twelve-tone serialism is a serial technique that focuses on 12 notes on the chromatic scale. The twelve-tone technique was developed by twentieth-century composer Arnold Schoenberg, though medieval composers previously explored serial music and its elements.
- What period was the 12-tone system?
- Who developed serialism or twelve-tone music?
- What is serialism in expressionism?
- Who used serialism?
What period was the 12-tone system?
The technique was influential on composers in the mid-20th century. Schoenberg himself described the system as a “Method of composing with twelve tones which are related only with one another.” It is commonly considered a form of serialism.
Who developed serialism or twelve-tone music?
The twelve-tone technique—also known as dodecaphony, twelve-tone serialism, and (in British usage) twelve-note composition—is a method of musical composition first devised by Austrian composer Josef Matthias Hauer, who published his "law of the twelve tones" in 1919.
What is serialism in expressionism?
His style of composition later changed. His music became increasingly dissonant and chromatic in the style of Expressionism. ... Some years after the composition of Five Pieces for Orchestra, Schoenberg evolved a new system to replace tonality in his music. This was called serialism .
Who used serialism?
Serialism is a compositional technique pioneered by Arnold Schoenberg using all 12 notes of the western scale – all within a fixed set of rules.
