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12-Tone Music.
12-Tone Music - as a 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)
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
12-tone systemtwelve-tone musictwelve-tone systemExample Sentences
"Arnold Schoenberg is known for his development of 12-tone music."
"The composition used a 12-tone music technique."
"This piece of music is written in 12-tone music style."
"The composer experimented with 12-tone music in his later works."
"Many composers embraced 12-tone music as a new form of expression."