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  1. twelve-tone music, 12-tone music, twelve-tone system, 12-tone systemnoun

    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)

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  1. 12-tone music

    12-tone music, also known as twelve-tone serialism or dodecaphony, is a method of musical composition devised by Austrian composer Arnold Schoenberg around 1921. The technique involves the use of all twelve notes of the chromatic scale (not favoring any one key) in a fixed order called a tone row, series, or set. This approach ensures that no one note or tonality dominates, thereby avoiding traditional tonal hierarchy. The twelve tones can be manipulated through inversion, retrograde and transposition, yet the integrity and identity of the original tone row must be maintained throughout the composition. This technique marks a significant departure from traditional Western tonal music composition.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of 12-tone music in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of 12-tone music in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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