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polytonality
noun[ U ]
music specializeduk /ˌpɒl.i.təʊˈnæl.ə.ti/ us /ˌpɑː.li.toʊˈnæl.ə.t̬i/
the use of two or more musical keys(= sets of musical notes based on one particular note) at the same time:
Bitonality and polytonality allow us to produce music which has a feeling of modernity.
He brought polytonality into jazz as a kind of intellectual experiment.
Related word
polytonal
The elaborate orchestration blends everything from jazz to dense polytonality.
The three parts for flute, oboe, and viola are written in different keys, but there is no sense of polytonality.
It is an eight-movement work from the 17th century that incorporates innovative sound devices and polytonality.
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acciaccatura
accidental
aeolian
aleatory
alto clef
antiphonal
discordant
harmonic
harmonic progression
harmony
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overtone
rubato
scherzando
scordatura
secco recitative
secondo
staccato
whole step
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