twelve-tone system

twel·ve·to·nesystem

uncommon

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

twelfth cranial nerve Twelfth day Twelfth night twelve twelve-tone music twelvemonth twelve noon Twelve Tribes of Israel twenties twentieth

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