"dodecaphony," well, Alaleona coined it (in Italian, of course). From Wordnik.com. [Opera Today] Reference
Any youth who has not experienced the absolute necessity for such language, i.e., dodecaphony, is worthless. From Wordnik.com. [The man had a way] Reference
But even when variations do arise independently — Schoenberg and Rufer both hitting on dodecaphony, for example — we attribute it to something "in the air," that it was historically time for such a development. From Wordnik.com. [Categorical denials] Reference
I could have told them where the beer bar was, what the best chess opening was against the current uni champ or where you could buy a pizza and egg for under a £1, but I couldn't have explained dodecaphony to them or the Caledonian antizygy which I was meant to know. From Wordnik.com. [They Walk Amongst Us] Reference
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