dodecaphony

English

Etymology

dodeca- +‎ -phony

Noun

dodecaphony (uncountable)

1. (music) 12-tone music, a form of composition using all 12 tones of the chromatic scale in such a way that they are "equal", i.e. having no tonic, no dominant, no major 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 12 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