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Klangfarbenmelodie

[German, sound-color-melody]

A term coined by composer Arnold Schoenberg to describe a style of composition that employs several different kinds of tone colors to a single pitch or to multiple pitches. This is achieved by distributing the pitch or melody among several different instruments.


Example





Anton Webern: Symphony, Op. 21




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Last Updated: 2014-03-20 17:02:12