Serialism – Music based on the 12 notes in a chromatic scale
Tone row/Note row – 12 notes of the chromatic being played
Prime order – The original 12 note row before it is changed
Inversion – Turning a melody upside down
Retrograde – Melody played backwards
Retrograde inversion – Melody played backwards and upside down
Augmentation – Increasing the note lengths in a melody
Diminution – Opposite of augmentation
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