12-tone music
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12-tone music - 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)

12-tone system, twelve-tone music, twelve-tone system

serial music, serialism - 20th century music that uses a definite order of notes as a thematic basis for a musical composition

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12-tone system Nono serial music serialism twelve-tone music twelve-tone system			Karl V" -- reputedly the first evening-length opera using the twelve-tone technique developed by Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951) -- tells the life story of the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V, in the form of flashbacks. Bregenz Festival excavates long-forgotten Krenek opera by AFP / AFP Global Edition The musical material remains, but its organisation is transformed with the help of freely conceived twelve-tone technique, often breached by the composer's Mahlerian reminiscences. Some experimental trends in post-war Czech Music by Pantucek, Viktor / Czech Music From Adorno's tentative and hopeful letter introducing himself, to Berg's last letter hoping for more students just a short time before his death, they debate in print about the avant-garde, the twelve-tone technique, the responsibilities of academic life, and the call of composition; they share gossip, interpret each others' music and criticize each others' criticism. Correspondence; 1925-1935 by Reference & Research Book News			tweezers twelfth twelfth cranial nerve Twelfth Day twelfth man Twelfth Night twelfth part Twelfth-cake Twelfth-day Twelfth-night Twelfth-second Twelfthtide twelve twelve noon twelve pitch Twelve Tables Twelve Tribes of Israel twelve-inch Twelve-men's morris twelve-mile limit twelve-sided twelve-step twelve-tone twelve-tone music twelve-tone system Twelve-tone technique twelvemo twelvemonth Twelvepence Twelvepenny twelvepenny nail Twelvescore twenties twentieth twentieth century twenty twenty dollar bill twenty percent twenty-eight twenty-eighth twenty-fifth twenty-first twenty-five twenty-five percent twenty-four twenty-four hour period twenty-four hours twenty-four-seven Twenty-fourmo twenty-fourth twenty-nine			Twelve Year Planetary Ephemeris twelve-color problem Twelve-Five Standard Security Program twelve-inch Twelve-men's morris twelve-mile limit Twelve-note Twelve-note twelve-over-twelve twelve-over-twelve twelve-sided twelve-step Twelve-step club Twelve-step program Twelve-step programme Twelve-step programs twelve-stepped twelve-stepper twelve-steppers twelve-steps twelve-tone twelve-tone Twelve-tone equal temperament Twelve-tone equal temperament Twelve-tone equal temperament twelve-tone music twelve-tone music Twelve-tone scale Twelve-tone scale twelve-tone system Twelve-tone technique twelvefold twelvemo twelvemonth twelvemonths twelvemos Twelvepence Twelvepenny twelvepenny nail Twelvers twelves twelves Twelvescore Twelvetide TWEM TWEMP TWEN Twenex Twenhofel, William Henry Twente Compiler Generator System Twente Compiler Generator System Twente Organizational Communication Model Twente Research and Education on Software Engineering Twente Workshop on Language Technology Twentel twenties twenties

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12-tone music (redirected from Twelve-tone technique)

12-tone music
(redirected from Twelve-tone technique)