retrograde inversion
[English]
A device used by composers that combines retrograde motion and inversion. It is analagous to writing a figure or theme upside down and backwards. This device is essential in twelve-tone music.
See Also
[English] retrograde[English] retrograde motion
[English] crab motion
[German] Krebsgang
[Latin] cancrizans
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Last Updated: 2016-06-07 14:23:28