dodecaphony

English

Etymology

From dodeca- +‎ -phony.

Noun

dodecaphony (uncountable)

1. (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

• In strict dodecaphony, as defined by Arnold Schönberg, a theme must contain all twelve tones and repeat none of them.

Alternative forms

• duodecaphony

Related terms

• dodecaphonic

Translations

dodecaphony

• Finnish: dodekafonia (fi)
• Italian: dodecafonia (it) f
• Polish: dodekafonia f
• Spanish: dodecafonismo m

See also

• Twelve-tone technique on Wikipedia.Wikipedia