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

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

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