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Detailed Synonyms for twelve-tone system in English
twelve-tone system:
twelve-tone system [the ~] noun
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the twelve-tone system
– 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) 1the 12-tone music; the 12-tone system; the twelve-tone music; the twelve-tone system– 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) 1