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dodecaphonic

British  
/ ˌdəʊdɛkəˈfɒnɪk /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the twelve-tone system of serial music

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • dodecaphonism noun
  • dodecaphony noun

Example Sentences

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As tends to be the case with pairings like this, Schubert comes out sounding more innovative; and Berg, who here doesn’t write with a wholesale use of dodecaphonic style, more reverential.

From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2023

In 1939, Dallapiccola adopted Arnold Schoenberg's dodecaphonic method of composing and with it produced complex, passionate vocal and instrumental music in which he tried to express Europe's suffering.

From Time Magazine Archive

Both pieces demonstrate that the intricacies of the dodecaphonic scale in no way limit emotional expression.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was, said a delighted local critic, "perhaps the first thoroughly enjoyable evening of dodecaphonic music in the history of that difficult medium."

From Time Magazine Archive

Schoenberg was so sure his new dodecaphonic system would take off that he declared triumphantly, ‘I have made a discovery which will ensure the supremacy of German music for the next hundred years.’

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall