dodecaphonism

[ doh-dek-uh-fuh-niz-uhm, doh-di-kaf-uh- ]

noun

musical composition using the 12-tone technique.

Origin of dodecaphonism

¹

First recorded in 1950–55; dodeca- + -phone + -ism

Also do·dec·a·pho·ny [doh-dek-uh-foh-nee, doh-di-kaf-uh-nee]. /doʊˈdɛk əˌfoʊ ni, ˌdoʊ dɪˈkæf ə ni/.

Other words from dodecaphonism

do·dec·a·phon·ic [doh-dek-uh-fon-ik], /doʊˌdɛk əˈfɒn ɪk/, adjective
do·dec·a·phon·i·cal·ly, adverb
do·dec·a·phon·ist, noun

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