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dodecaphony

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Twelve-tone music, a form of composition using all twelve tones of the chromatic scale in such a way that they are equal, i.e. having no tonic, no dominant, no major key or minor keys, and no distinction between harmony and dissonance.

uncountable

Equivalents

Españoldodecafonismo
Italianododecafonia
2 more languages

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

dodecaploid dodecaploidization dodecapolis dodecarch dodecarchy dodecarhenium

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