"retrograde inversion" meaning in All languages combined

See retrograde inversion on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: retrograde inversions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} retrograde inversion (countable and uncountable, plural retrograde inversions)
  1. (music) A technique where the composer will take the inversion of the tone row, and write that backwards, thus creating a retrograded inversion of the original note row. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-retrograde_inversion-en-noun-~WcHecuk Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. (music) A composition technique where the composer inverts the retrograde of a melody or makes the retrograde of the inversion of the melody, using only notes in the same key as the original melody. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-retrograde_inversion-en-noun-3eWiePFf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 73 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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