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tone row
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tone row  (r)
n. Music
An ordering of notes employing all 12 pitches of the chromatic scale.

tone row, series
n
(Music / Classical Music) Music a group of notes having a characteristic pattern or order that forms the basis of the musical material in a serial composition, esp one consisting of the twelve notes of the chromatic scale Also called note row See also serialism, twelve-tone
Translations
tone row, tone series (US)
n (twelve-tone music) → Reihe f


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While Frid uses tone rows in Berg's most lyrical style, the heritage of Prokofiev and Shostakovich is evident in the strong rhythms that mark each section.
 
 
 
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