Die Zwölftonmusiktechnik
Example: Die Zwölftonmusiktechnik revolutionierte die Komposition im 20. Jahrhundert.
Definition
"Die Zwölftonmusiktechnik" refers to a compositional method in music that uses all twelve notes of the chromatic scale in a specific sequence or tone row, ensuring no single note is emphasized more than others. It revolutionized 20th-century music by avoiding traditional tonal hierarchies.
Etymology
The term "die Zwölftonmusiktechnik" comes from German, combining "zwölf" meaning twelve, "Ton" meaning tone or note, "Musik" meaning music, and "Technik" meaning technique. It literally means 'twelve-tone music technique,' describing the method developed by Arnold Schoenberg in the early 20th century to organize pitches systematically.
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the twelve-tone technique