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twelve-tone of, relating to, or denoting the type of serial music invented and developed by Arnold Schoenberg, which uses as musical material a tone row formed by the 12 semitones of the chromatic scale, together with its inverted and retrograde versions. The technique has been applied in various ways by different composers and usually results in music in which there are few, if any, tonal centres How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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And the controlling factor of this microcosmic aspect of the music, that's the small aspect--that is, what note follows what note--could best be determined, at least in the '50s, by serialization, the twelve-tone technique. Especially revealing is the conversation with Rochberg, "the dean of the twelve-tone school of composition in the United States and the first to turn against it. A year later he moved to New York City, where the crowds and noise seemed to find expression in his twelve-tone, dissonant music. |
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