twelve-tone system
1twelve-tone system — 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) • Syn: ↑twelve tone music, ↑12 tone music, ↑12 tone system •… …
2Twelve-tone technique — Arnold Schoenberg, the inventor of Twelve tone technique …
3twelve-tone music — 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) • Syn: ↑12 tone music, ↑twelve tone system, ↑12 tone system •… …
4twelve-tone — [twelv′tōn′] adj. Music designating or of a system or technique of serial composition, developed by Arnold Schönberg, in which the twelve tones of the chromatic scale are arranged into some arbitrary, fixed succession ( tone row) which then forms …
512-tone system — 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) • Syn: ↑twelve tone music, ↑12 tone music, ↑twelve tone system •… …
6twelve-tone — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : of or relating to music based on the 12 chromatic tones of the octave used in any chosen order without regard for the major minor system twelve tone technique of composition …
7Arab tone system — The modern Arab tone system, or system of musical tuning, is based upon the theoretical division of the octave into twenty four equal divisions or 24 tone equal temperament (24 TET), the distance between each successive note being a quarter tone… …
8twelve-tone technique — Music. a modern system of tone relationships in which the 12 tones of an octave are not centered around any one tone, but are unified by a selected order of tones for a given composition. Also called serialism, serial technique. * * * …
9twelve-tone technique — /ˌtwɛlv toʊn tɛkˈnik/ (say .twelv tohn tek neek) noun a modern system of note relationships in which the twelve notes of an octave are not subjugated to any one key, but are unified by a selected order of notes which form the basis of a given… …
10twelve-tone technique — Music. a modern system of tone relationships in which the 12 tones of an octave are not centered around any one tone, but are unified by a selected order of tones for a given composition. Also called serialism, serial technique …