twelve-tone technique

twelve-tone technique
a modern system of tone relationships in which the 12 tones of an octave are not centered around any one tone, but are unified by a selected order of tones for a given composition. Also called serialism, serial technique.

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  • Twelve-tone technique — Arnold Schoenberg, the inventor of Twelve tone technique …   Wikipedia

  • twelve-tone technique — /ˌtwɛlv toʊn tɛkˈnik/ (say .twelv tohn tek neek) noun a modern system of note relationships in which the twelve notes of an octave are not subjugated to any one key, but are unified by a selected order of notes which form the basis of a given… …  

  • twelve-tone technique — Music. a modern system of tone relationships in which the 12 tones of an octave are not centered around any one tone, but are unified by a selected order of tones for a given composition. Also called serialism, serial technique …   Useful english dictionary

  • twelve-tone technique — noun A system of musical composition devised by , as a method of composing with twelve notes which are related solely to each other …   Wiktionary

  • twelve-tone music — англ. [твэлв то/ун мью/зик] twelve tone technique [твэлв то/ун тэ/кник] додекафония …   Словарь иностранных музыкальных терминов

  • twelve-tone — /twelv tohn /, adj. Music. 1. based on or incorporating the twelve tone technique: twelve tone music. 2. using or advocating the twelve tone technique: a twelve tone composer. [1935 40] * * * …   Universalium

  • twelve-tone — /ˈtwɛlv toʊn/ (say twelv tohn) adjective based on or incorporating the twelve tone technique. Also, twelve note …  

  • twelve-tone — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : of or relating to music based on the 12 chromatic tones of the octave used in any chosen order without regard for the major minor system twelve tone technique of composition …   Useful english dictionary

  • twelve-tone — [twelv′tōn′] adj. Music designating or of a system or technique of serial composition, developed by Arnold Schönberg, in which the twelve tones of the chromatic scale are arranged into some arbitrary, fixed succession ( tone row) which then forms …   English World dictionary

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