Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

12-tone system

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.40 in modern English

Syllables: 12--tone sys-tem
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

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

twelve-tone music 12-tone music twelve-tone system

Questions

What does 12-tone system mean?: 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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