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Twelve-tone chords are special cases of highly chromatic sonorities, as through their purposeful exhaustion of the aggregate they forge a connection to twelve-tone technique more broadly, reinforcing the historically emergent conceit of composing with all twelve pitch classes.
- What is the 12 tone theory and techniques?
- What is 12 tone scale technique?
- What are the rules in creating a tone row based on 12 tone theory?
- What are the principles of 12 tone composition?
What is the 12 tone theory and techniques?
The technique is a means of ensuring that all 12 notes of the chromatic scale are sounded as often as one another in a piece of music while preventing the emphasis of any one note through the use of tone rows, orderings of the 12 pitch classes.
What is 12 tone scale technique?
The technique is a means of ensuring that all 12 notes of the chromatic scale are sounded as often as one another in a piece of music while preventing the emphasis of any one note through the use of tone rows, orderings of the 12 pitch classes.
What are the rules in creating a tone row based on 12 tone theory?
The basic premises of twelve-tone music are as follows: All twelve notes of the chromatic scale must occur. No note can be repeated in the series until the other 11 notes of the chromatic scale have occurred (exceptions include direct repetition of a note, trills, and tremolos)
What are the principles of 12 tone composition?
The basic order for any one composition came to be known as its basic set, its 12-tone row, or its 12-tone series, all of which terms are synonymous. The basic set for Schoenberg's Wind Quintet (1924) is E♭–G–A–B–C♯–C–B♭–D–E–F♯–A♭–F; for his String Quartet No. 4 (1936) it is D–C♯–A–B♭–F–E♭–E–C–A♭–G–F♯–B.
