transposition

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Derived terms 1.1.2 Related terms 1.2 References

[edit] English

[edit] Noun

transposition (plural transpositions)

1. (music) A shift of a piece of music to a different musical key by adjusting all the notes of the work equally either up or down in pitch.

[edit] Derived terms

• transpositional

[edit] Related terms

• transpose
• twelve tone technique
• serialism

[edit] References

• DeLone et. al. (Eds.) (1975). Aspects of Twentieth-Century Music. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall. ISBN 0130493465, Ch. 6.