| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| dissertated | to discuss a subject fully and learnedly; discourse |
| serialism | A compositional technique in which a fixed series of notes, esp. the twelve notes of the chromatic scale, are used to generate 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 |
