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Twelve-Tone Music.
Twelve-Tone Music - as a noun
A type of serial music introduced by arnold schoenberg; uses a tone row formed by the twelve semitones of the chromatic scale (and inverted or backward versions of the row)
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
Example Sentences
"Arnold Schoenberg is known as the pioneer of twelve-tone music."
"Many composers in the 20th century experimented with twelve-tone music."
"The compositions of Alban Berg are often characterized by their use of twelve-tone music."
"The technique of twelve-tone music results in a more atonal and dissonant sound."
"Some music theorists believe that twelve-tone music removes the sense of tonality."
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- twelfthly
- twelfths
- twelfthtide
- twelve
- twelve-sided
- Twelve-Tone Music
- twelvefold
- twelvemo
- twelvemonth
- twelvemonths
- twelvemos
