dodecaphony en · NOUN
Etymology
From dodeca- + -phony.
Meanings
- (uncountable) 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| duodecaphony | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
Synonyms
twelve-tone technique · dodecaphonism
Translations (4)
it dodecafonia (dodecaphony) · pl dodekafonia (dodecaphony) · es dodecafonismo (dodecaphony) · fi dodekafonia (dodecaphony)