noun
- a composer who uses or specializes in the twelve-tone (dodecaphonic) musical technique
Usage: music, technical; often capitalized when referring to composers of the Second Viennese School
Examples
- Schoenberg was a pioneering dodecaphonist who developed the twelve-tone method.
- Many dodecaphonists of the 20th century sought to move beyond traditional harmonic structures.
- Berg and Webern were notable dodecaphonists associated with the Second Viennese School.
- The dodecaphonist approach to composition challenged conventional listening habits.
- Students of modern music often study the works of early dodecaphonists to understand serial composition.