Rhythm in pantonal serial composition often features syncopation and aperiodicity. The more rhythmic regularity there is the more pitch centric the music becomes. Regular rhythms tend to create strong and weak beat patterns that set up tonal hierarchies. Thus, although the use of regular rhythms is not uncommon, one should be aware of the tonal implications. Melody Melodic lines need not be confined to a single instrument, but may employ klangfarbenmelodie .
Variation is used more than literal repetition and sequence.
Wide registral range and large leaps are common in pantonal music, blurring the distinction between melody and accompaniment, and creating a network of intersecting, overlapping lines. Slower tempi have a more confined range, however. Antecedent-consequent phrases are still useful and should be employed. Pcs of the row may be distributed to create melody with accompaniment. Try to distribute row pcs so that interval order is most easily heard.