"dodecaphony" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: dodeca- + -phony Etymology templates: {{confix|en|dodeca|phony}} dodeca- + -phony Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} dodecaphony (uncountable)
  1. (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. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Music Synonyms: dodecaphonism, twelve-tone technique, duodecaphony Related terms: dodecaphonic Translations (dodecaphony): dodekafonia (Finnish), dodecafonia [feminine] (Italian), dodekafonia [feminine] (Polish), dodecafonismo [masculine] (Spanish)

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