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dodecaphonist

dodecaphonist noun: a practitioner or proponent of dodecaphony, i.e. use of the dodecaphonic musical scale, which has twelve tones per octave.

Noun

dodecaphonist (plural dodecaphonists)

  1. A practitioner or proponent of dodecaphony, i.e. use of the dodecaphonic musical scale, which has twelve tones per octave
    • The pioneering Austrian composer Arnold Schönberg was the leading dodecaphonist.
    • The schism between the dodecaphonists and the priests of tonality.1984 April 14, Richard Knisely, “Quintessential Narcissism”, in Gay Community News, page 13

Forms of dodecaphonist

pluraldodecaphonists

Origin of dodecaphonist

International word formed circa 1950 from Ancient Greek δώδεκα (dṓdeka, “twelve”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”) + -ist, recorded in English since 1953, presumably modeled on German Dodekaphonist.

Questions about dodecaphonist

What does dodecaphonist mean?
Dodecaphonist means a practitioner or proponent of dodecaphony, i.e. use of the dodecaphonic musical scale, which has twelve tones per octave.
What part of speech is dodecaphonist?
Dodecaphonist is a noun.
What is the plural of dodecaphonist?
The plural of dodecaphonist is dodecaphonists.

Words near dodecaphonist in the dictionary

  1. dodecaphobics
  2. dodecaphonic
  3. dodecaphonically
  4. dodecaphonics
  5. dodecaphonism
  6. dodecaphonist
  7. dodecaphonists
  8. dodecaphony
  9. dodecaplex
  10. dodecaplexes
  11. dodecaploid

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