The twelve-tone technique, developed by composer Arnold Schoenberg in the early 20th century, is a method of musical composition that uses all twelve notes of the chromatic scale in a specific sequence, or "tone row." Each note is given equal importance, eliminating traditional tonal hierarchies and allowing for atonality. Composers create variations of the tone row through techniques such as inversion, retrograde, and transposition, resulting in a structured yet innovative approach to music. This technique significantly influenced modern Classical Music and paved the way for later avant-garde movements.
It is called twelve-tone technique, which is a form of serialism.
A twelve-tone scale is commonly referred to as the "chromatic scale." This scale consists of all twelve pitches within an octave, each a semitone apart. It serves as a fundamental framework in Western music, particularly in atonal compositions, where no single tone is emphasized over others. Another related concept is "twelve-tone technique," developed by composer Arnold Schoenberg, which involves using all twelve tones in a specific order without repeating them.
The twelve-tone system was invented by Austrian composer Arnold Schoenberg in the early 20th century. This technique organizes the twelve pitches of the chromatic scale into a series or "row," which serves as the basis for a composition. Schoenberg's students, particularly Alban Berg and Anton Webern, further developed and popularized this system, contributing to the evolution of serialism in music.
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Arnold Schoenberg
The twelve-tone technique is a style of atonal music in which none of the 12 notes in the chromatic scale is used any more or less than any other note in the scale.
Arnold Schoenberg
It is called twelve-tone technique, which is a form of serialism.
twelve-tone technique. This type of composition ensures that all 12 notes of the musical scale are sounded as often as one another in a piece of music. All the 12 notes are thus given more or less equal importance, thus avoiding being in a key
The twelve-tone technique is a style of atonal music in which none of the 12 notes in the chromatic scale is used any more or less than any other note in the scale.
twelve-tone system
The tone row is a predetermined sequence of all twelve notes of the chromatic scale.
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Tone rows can appear in retrograde, inversion, retrograde inversion forms in a twelve-tone composition. The "diatonic" form is not a valid form for a tone row in twelve-tone composition.
48 possible tone rows
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