twelve-tone_system (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *twelve-tone system*:
NOUN	communication	twelve-tone system, twelve-tone music, 12-tone music, 12-tone system	a type of serial music introduced by Arnold Schoenberg

English > *twelve-tone system*: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
Meaning	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, 12-tone system
Broader	serialism, serial music	20th century music that uses a definite order of notes as a thematic basis for a musical composition

HyperDic: twelve-tone_system