Here’s an example: Schönberg’s Variations for Orchestra (1928): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7wefv98lvo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7wefv98lvo 12-tone

Here’s an example: Schönberg’s Variations for Orchestra (1928): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7wefv98lvo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7wefv98lvo 12-tone serial music always sounds to me like it belongs in a film soundtrack — it works well as background because the serial method suppresses the creation of recognizable melody as a foreground element.