noun
- a composer who uses serialism, a method of composition using a series of tones in a set order
Usage: music
Examples
- Schoenberg was a pioneering serialist who developed the twelve-tone technique.
- The serialist composer arranged the notes according to strict mathematical principles.
- Many modern orchestras perform works by serialist composers.
- As a serialist, she rejected traditional harmonic structures.
- The music theory class studied the techniques used by serialist composers.
- Berg and Webern were notable serialist composers of the 20th century.