It is a type of compositional technique in which a fixed set of notes,particularly the twelve notes of the chromatic scale, are used to produce the harmonic and melodic basis of a piece and are subject to change only in specific ways. The first fully serial movements appeared in 1923 in works by Arnold Schoenberg. The notes used are c, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G, G#, A, A#, B. It had roughly been used since WW1. A serial pattern in music is merely one that repeats over and over for a significant stretch of a composition.
In class we first looked at a powerpoint that talked about serialism. After the powerpoint Ms. Cross also explained how serialism works. Then we received a sheet that helps us create our own serialist music. Ms. Cross explained to fill in the worksheet.
In class we first looked at a powerpoint that talked about serialism. After the powerpoint Ms. Cross also explained how serialism works. Then we received a sheet that helps us create our own serialist music. Ms. Cross explained to fill in the worksheet.
From the first bar we had to pick the same notes but arrange it in an order that you wish. Then you fill in the table by first writing you order on the first rows then write inversion or reverse on the first column. then using the serialism method we had to fill in the table. At first, I was confused but then I got then hand of it on the second lesson. I used the help from Ms. Cross and some of my fellow classmates to fill out the table. First I used a keyboard to fins the position of the note. But then I used the bar on top of the worksheet. It think the keyboard was not very helpful because you could mess up easily or make silly mistakes.
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