serialism, serial music
(noun) 20th century music that uses a definite order of notes as a thematic basis for a musical composition
Source: WordNet® 3.1
serialism (usually uncountable, plural serialisms)
(music) Music, especially from the 20th century, in which themes are based on a definite order of notes of an equal-tempered scale.
• serial music
Source: Wiktionary
29 September 2024
(noun) the technical aspects of doing something; “a mechanism of social control”; “mechanisms of communication”; “the mechanics of prose style”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
