De dodecafonie
Example: De dodecafonie bracht een radicale verandering in de moderne muziek.
Definition
"De dodecafonie" refers to a musical technique developed in the early 20th century that uses a series of all twelve notes of the chromatic scale in a particular order, avoiding traditional tonal hierarchies. It brought a radical change in modern music by emphasizing equal importance to each note.
Etymology
The term "de dodecafonie" comes from the Greek words 'dodeka,' meaning twelve, and 'phonia,' meaning sound or voice. It literally translates to 'twelve-tone sound,' highlighting its use of all twelve chromatic notes equally in composition. Did you know? This technique was pioneered by Arnold Schoenberg as a way to structure atonal music.
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"De dodecafonie" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - Music - (C2) - set 1", containing 99 commonly used words.
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