Episode 164: “White Light/White Heat” by the Velvet Underground
A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs
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The Twelve Tone Technique
Most Western music is based on an eighth note scale, Dovin'i fast solo atido. Schoenberg's great innovation was the creation and popularisation of the 12-tone technique. His Mardis would use all twelve of the notes the exact same number of times. This was a radical new idea, but he had only started advancing it after first winning greater claim for earlier pieces.
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