La technique des douze tons
Example: La technique des douze tons révolutionna la composition musicale moderne.
Definition
"La technique des douze tons" is a musical method that uses all twelve notes of the chromatic scale in a specific sequence, called a tone row, without repeating any until all have been played. This technique revolutionized modern musical composition by avoiding traditional tonal hierarchies.
Etymology
"La technique des douze tons" means "the twelve-tone technique" in French. It originated from the work of composer Arnold Schoenberg in the early 20th century, who developed this method to create atonal music. Did you know this technique aimed to give equal importance to all twelve tones, breaking away from classical tonal music?
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