dodecaphony
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]dodecaphony (uncountable)
- (music) Twelve-tone music, a form of composition using all twelve tones of the chromatic scale in such a way that they are equal, i.e. having no tonic, no dominant, no major key or minor keys, and no distinction between harmony and dissonance.
- Synonyms: dodecaphonism, twelve-tone technique
Usage notes
[edit]- In strict dodecaphony, as defined by Arnold Schönberg, a theme must contain all twelve tones and repeat none of them.
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See also
[edit]Twelve-tone technique on Wikipedia.Wikipedia