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polytonal
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[ adjective ] (music) using more than one key or tonality simultaneously
Examples "exciting rhythms and polytonal harmonies" Used in print (Musical America, LXXXI:5...)Also , it should be noted that the polytonal freedom of his melodies and harmonic modulations , the brilliant orchestrations , the adroitness for evading the heaviness of figured_bass , the skill in florid counterpoint were not lost in his mature output , even in the spectacular historical dramas of the stage and cinema , where a large , dramatic canvas of sound was required . Related terms |
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