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twelve-tone system meaning and definition
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Definition of twelve-tone system (noun)
- a type of serial music introduced by Arnold Schoenberg; uses a tone row formed by the twelve semitones of the chromatic scale (and inverted or backward versions of the row)
- synonyms: 12-tone music, 12-tone system, twelve-tone music
Source: Princeton University Wordnet