twelve-note
/ˈtwelvnəʊt/(亦作twelve-tone)
adjective
- denoting a system of musical composition using the twelve chromatic notes of the octave on an equal basis without dependence on a key system. Developed by Arnold Schoenberg, the technique is central to serialism and involves the transposition and inversion of a fixed sequence of pitches.十二音的; 十二音体系的(指不依靠主调系统, 在平等基础上采用八度音的十二变音来作曲的方法; 经过阿诺尔德·勋伯格的发展, 该技法成为序列主义的核心, 并且包括固定音高序列的移调和转位)。