Definitions For Dodecaphony

Noun

DODECAPHONY (uncountable) (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. : Synonym: 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

Finnish: dodekafonia Italian: dodecafonia, f Polish: dodekafonia, f Spanish: dodecafonismo, m

Etymology

{{confix, en, dodeca, phony}}

See also

{{pedia, Twelve-tone technique}}