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twelve-tone row
noun[ C ]
music specializeduk /ˌtwelv.təʊn ˈrəʊ/ us /ˌtwelv.toʊn ˈroʊ/
the twelve notes of the chromatic scale(= one in which the notes follow each other in semitones), arranged in a particular order that is used for a piece of music:
The twelve-tone row underpins the work harmonically and melodically.
The piece begins with the woodwind playing a twelve-tone row.
It is thought that the composer gave his collaborators the same twelve-tone row from which to work in order to ensure a uniform composition.
Although it contains twelve-tone rows, this work otherwise shows little relation to dodecaphonic systems.
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