dodecaphonism


do·dec·a·phon·ic

D0317900 (dō′dĕk-ə-fŏn′ĭk)adj. Relating to, composed in, or consisting of twelve-tone music.
[Greek dōdeka, twelve; see dodecagon + phon(o)-, tone, pitch + -ic.]
do·dec′a·phon·ist (dō-dĕk′ə-fə-nĭst, dō′də-kăf′ə-) n.do·dec′a·phon′y (dō-dĕk′ə-fō′nē, dō′də-kăf′ə-), do·dec′a·phon·ism n.

a•to•nal•i•ty

(ˌeɪ toʊˈnæl ɪ ti)

n. music composed without reference to traditional tonality and employing the chromatic pitches on a free and equal basis. [1920–25]

dodecaphony, dodecaphonism

the composition of music employing the twelvetone scale. Also called dodecatonality, atonality. — dodecaphonist, n. — dodecaphonic, adj.See also: Music