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twelve-tone technique

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Synonym of dodecaphony.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: dodecaphony

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Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: dodecafonisme — system of musical composition
  • Chinese Mandarin: 十二音技法 (shí'èr yīnjìfǎ) — system of musical composition
  • Czech: dodekafonie — system of musical composition
  • Danish: tolvtonemusik — system of musical composition
  • Dutch: dodecafonie — system of musical composition
  • Estonian: dodekafoonia — system of musical composition
  • Finnish: kaksitoistasäveljärjestelmä — system of musical composition
  • French: dodécaphonisme — system of musical composition
  • Galician: dodecafonismo — system of musical composition
  • Georgian: დოდეკაფონია (dodeḳaponia) — system of musical composition
  • Georgian: თორმეტბგერიანობა (tormeṭbgerianoba) — system of musical composition
  • Georgian: თორმეტტონიანი სერია (tormeṭṭoniani seria) — system of musical composition
  • Georgian: თორმეტტონიანი კომპოზიცია (tormeṭṭoniani ḳomṗozicia) — system of musical composition
  • Georgian: თორმეტტონიანი ტექნიკა (tormeṭṭoniani ṭekniḳa) — system of musical composition
  • German: Zwölftontechnik — system of musical composition
  • German: Dodekaphonie — system of musical composition
  • German: Reihentechnik — system of musical composition
  • Italian: dodecafonia — system of musical composition
  • Japanese: 十二音技法 (jūni ongihō) — system of musical composition
  • Latin: dodecaphonia — system of musical composition
  • Latin: musica dodecaphonica — system of musical composition
  • Latin: dodecaphonismus — system of musical composition
  • Polish: dodekafonia — system of musical composition
  • Portuguese: dodecafonismo — system of musical composition
  • Russian: додекафо́ния (dodɛkafónija) — system of musical composition
  • Slovak: dodekafonická hudba — system of musical composition
  • Spanish: música dodecafónica — system of musical composition
  • Swedish: tolvtonsmusik — system of musical composition
  • Ukrainian: додекафо́нія (dodekafónija) — system of musical composition