TY - BOOK AU - Whittall,Arnold TI - Serialism T2 - Cambridge introductions to music SN - 9780521863414 (hbk.) : U1 - 781.3'3 22 PY - 2008/// CY - Cambridge PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Music KW - 20th century KW - History and criticism KW - Serialism (Music) N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Specialized N2 - From the earliest years of the 20th century composers sought ways in which to break from earlier musical traditions. Serialism is one of the most prominent innovations resulting from this. This introduction tells the story of how serialism emerged and provides a basic outline of serial compositional techniques ER -