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Meaning of "dodecaphonic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DODECAPHONIC

dodecaphonic  [ˌdəʊdɛkəˈfɒnɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DODECAPHONIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dodecaphonic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DODECAPHONIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

dodecaphonic

Twelve-tone technique

Twelve-tone technique—also known as dodecaphony, twelve-tone serialism, and twelve-note composition—is a method of musical composition devised by Austrian composer Arnold Schoenberg. The technique is a means of ensuring that all 12 notes of the chromatic scale are sounded as often as one another in a piece of music while preventing the emphasis of any one note through the use of tone rows, orderings of the 12 pitch classes. All 12 notes are thus given more or less equal importance, and the music avoids being in a key. The technique was influential on composers in the mid-20th century. Schoenberg himself described the system as a "Method of composing with twelve tones which are related only with one another". It is commonly considered a form of serialism. Schoenberg's countryman and contemporary Josef Matthias Hauer also developed a similar system using unordered hexachords or tropes—but with no connection to Schoenberg's twelve-tone technique. Other composers have created systematic use of the chromatic scale, but Schoenberg's method is considered to be historically and aesthetically most significant.

Definition of dodecaphonic in the English dictionary

The definition of dodecaphonic in the dictionary is of or relating to the twelve-tone system of serial music.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DODECAPHONIC


allophonic
ˌæləˈfɒnɪk
anglophonic
ˌæŋɡləˈfɒnɪk
aphonic
əˈfɒnɪk
cacophonic
ˌkækəˈfɒnɪk
cataphonic
ˌkætəˈfɒnɪk
diaphonic
ˌdaɪəˈfɒnɪk
electrophonic
ɪˌlektrəˈfɒnɪk
gramophonic
ˌɡræməˈfɒnɪk
homophonic
ˌhɒməˈfɒnɪk
idiophonic
ˌɪdɪəˈfɒnɪk
megaphonic
ˌmɛɡəˈfɒnɪk
microphonic
ˌmaɪkrəˈfɒnɪk
paraphonic
ˌpærəˈfɒnɪk
photophonic
ˌfəʊtəˈfɒnɪk
quadraphonic
ˌkwɒdrəˈfɒnɪk
quadrophonic
ˌkwɒdrəˈfɒnɪk
saxophonic
ˌsæksəˈfɒnɪk
stereophonic
ˌstɛrɪəˈfɒnɪk
videophonic
ˌvɪdɪəˈfɒnɪk
xylophonic
ˌzaɪləˈfɒnɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DODECAPHONIC

doddy
doddypoll
dodecagon
dodecagonal
dodecagynian
dodecagynous
dodecahedral
dodecahedron
dodecandrous
Dodecanese
dodecanoic acid
dodecaphonism
dodecaphonist
dodecaphony
dodecastyle
dodecasyllabic
dodecasyllable
dodge
dodge ball

WORDS THAT END LIKE DODECAPHONIC

autochthonic
benthonic
Brythonic
chthonic
cinchonic
dysphonic
electronic
euphonic
monophonic
phonic
phosphonic
polyphonic
pythonic
quadriphonic
radiophonic
radiotelephonic
siphonic
symphonic
tautophonic
telephonic
typhonic

Synonyms and antonyms of dodecaphonic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dodecaphonic» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

十二音
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dodecafónica
570 millions of speakers

English

dodecaphonic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

dodecaphonic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

dodecaphonic
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

додекафонической
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dodecafônica
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

dodecaphonic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dodécaphonique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dodecaphonic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Dodekaphonie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

dodecaphonic
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

dodecaphonic
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dodecaphonic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dodecaphonic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

dodecaphonic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डोडेकफोनिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dodekafonik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dodecafonica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dodekafoniczna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

додекафонической
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dodecafonică
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δωδεκαφθογγική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dodecaphonic
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dodecaphonic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tolvtone
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dodecaphonic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DODECAPHONIC»

Discover the use of dodecaphonic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dodecaphonic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Dictionary of the Avant-Gardes
DODECAPHONIO MUSIC symmetric intervallic constructions and sequences, but Alban Berg inserted, in his opera Luiu, a dodecaphonic episode built on two mutually exclusive whole-tone scales. Anton von Webern dissected the 12~tone  ...
Richard Kostelanetz, 2013
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Applications of Evolutionary Computation: EvoApplications ...
In this paper we propose an automatic music composition system for dodecaphonic music based on a genetic algorithm. Dodecaphonic music, introduced by A. Schoenberg, departs from the concept of tonality by considering all 12 notes ...
Cecilia Di Chio, 2011
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Dodecaphonic Tonality - A New Tonal System for a New Century
" Covering topics including Nonaphonic, Tri-Tonal, Bi-Modal Systems, Hendecaphonic and Dodecaphonic Systems, and Dodecaphonic Tonality and Functionality, the book is divided into two parts and spans 25 chapters.
Joseph M. Krush, 2013
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Dodecaphonic Fugue: A Mix-And-Match Quartet
"Dodecaphonic Fugue" is written in 12-tone, but is quite appealing to the ear. This is due to the opening melody which is repeated and developed throughout the piece. A favorite of the sax quartet at NIU, it's a challenge, but fun to play!
Dawn Labuy-brockett, 2013
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Palestinian Arab Music: A Maqam Tradition in Practice
The importance of the collection per se is exemplified by the tone rows of dodecaphonic music, as explained by Babbitt (1987, 16-22). The existence of rules that apply to collections of partial rows sheds light on latent features of dodecaphonic ...
Dalia Cohen, Ruth Katz, 2006
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Writings on Music: Music of the modern era
rse, the point in dodecaphonic music is not just using twelve Dtes for a melody, but unifying a complete composition by single twelve-tone series. A melody of twelve different notes ilso Sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss, which was written ...
Nicolas Slonimsky, Electra Yourke, 2004
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The Life and Twelve-Note Music of Nikos Skalkottas
Few manuscripts survive from these years, but Skalkottas probably completed his experimental dodecaphonic First Piano Concerto, and he composed a handful of tonal pieces inspired by the Greek folk tradition. The Greek period, based more ...
Dr Eva Mantzourani, 2013
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The Topos of Music: Geometric Logic of Concepts, Theory, and ...
Extending transformation groups as a developmental parameter: Counterpoint. dodecaphonic composition technique, and genuine serialism. We have already seen symmetries with Bach, Schoenberg and serialists in composition in section  ...
Guerino Mazzola, 2002
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Israel Studies in Musicology
rates his ideas as they emanate from these two contradictory starting points. The dodecaphonic period in Partos' compositional career was the shortest period of all (1960-1962) , yet it was one of the most fruitful. The year 1960 was certainly ...
10
E.T. Talk: How Will We Communicate with Intelligent Life on ...
It is to use a kind of music that always sounds bad or at least odd, such as dodecaphonic music. This kind of music was developed by Arnold Schoenberg in the 1920s. It is an atonal music where the 12 notes of the chromatic scale ( separated ...
Fernando J. Ballesteros, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DODECAPHONIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dodecaphonic is used in the context of the following news items.
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The House of the Rising Stars
... have seemed to Schoenberg, for whom the integration of all the music in the dodecaphonic web would have made such a process less likely. «The Boston Musical Intelligencer, Jun 15»
2
A Country Doctor, Phaedra, Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Over more than half a century, Henze's own style evolved from the dodecaphonic patter of The Country Doctor to a dense synthesis in Phaedra ... «The Arts Desk, Jun 15»
3
A politician's lot is not a happy one
An ostentatiously brainy man or woman with a fondness for Renaissance poetry or dodecaphonic music would find it easier to reach the top in ... «Buenos Aires Herald, May 15»
4
New York Philharmonic Sets 2015-16 Season of New-Music Series …
The ultimate product of the electro- troubadour, a love poem within the realm of tensor algebra, is set to a dodecaphonic rap music." Floof was ... «Broadway World, May 15»
5
Britten Sinfonia/Hannigan at the Barbican
... would make other sopranos scurry back to Mozart and Schubert faster than you can say advanced dodecaphonic compositional techniques. «The Times, May 15»
6
Moses und Aron, Komische Oper Berlin — review
Quite apart from the feat of memorising all that dodecaphonic music and hitting all those murderous top notes, Kosky requires his Aron to ... «Financial Times, Apr 15»
7
Philip Glass' Memoir Comes Alive in its Most Dissonant Moments
For many 20th- and 21st-century composers, the working out of compositional processes—dodecaphonic series, mathematical formulae, grand ... «Slate Magazine, Apr 15»
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Classical CD Reviews
... on dissonances and a dodecaphonic (if not serial) palate to the harmonies. That is interesting in that from the late '80s to about ten years ago, ... «Audiophile Audition, Mar 15»
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Musicians Discuss the Influence of Pierre Boulez
Like the famous one from the '50s: “If a composer has not experienced the necessity of dodecaphonic technique, he is useless.” That's a good ... «New York Times, Mar 15»
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Review: Pierre-Laurent Aimard and Tamara Stefanovich in All …
By 1952 he declared that any musician who had not felt the “necessity of the dodecaphonic language” was “of no use.” Despite subsequent ... «New York Times, Mar 15»

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