dodecaphonism

[ doh-dek-uh-fuh-niz-uh m, doh-di-kaf-uh- ]
/ doʊˈdɛk ə fəˌnɪz əm, ˌdoʊ dɪˈkæf ə- /

noun

musical composition using the 12-tone technique.
Also do·dec·a·pho·ny [doh-dek-uh-foh-nee, doh-di-kaf-uh-nee] /doʊˈdɛk əˌfoʊ ni, ˌdoʊ dɪˈkæf ə ni/.

Origin of dodecaphonism

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

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

Words nearby dodecaphonism

dodecahedron, dodecanal, dodecanese, dodecanoic acid, dodecaphonic, dodecaphonism, dodecastyle, dodecastylos, dodecasyllabic, dodecasyllable, dodecyl aldehyde

British Dictionary definitions for dodecaphonic

dodecaphonic
/ (ˌdəʊdɛkəˈfɒnɪk) /

adjective

of or relating to the twelve-tone system of serial music

Derived forms of dodecaphonic

dodecaphonism, noun dodecaphony, noun