| Rejecting Schoenberg's serialism, he was much more interested in the styles of Scriabin and the nationalists Granados, de Falla and Albéniz. |
| His first major piece written in dodecaphonic serialism, it definitely falls under the category of Hard. |
| Thus the rigorous intellectualism of serialism and the freedom of aleatoric processes are not paradoxical, but stem from the same mindset. |
| The Piano Fantasy, a watershed work in Ramey's output, came about as a consequence of his exploration of serialism. |
| The unravelling of these very complex strands, and relating them specifically to musical serialism, is one of the major strengths of the book. |
| Although he was greatly influenced by his teacher's 12-note method he adopted a freer version of serialism, and some of his techniques deviate from Schoenberg's principles. |
