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polytonal
adjective
(pol-y-ton-al)
using more than one key or tonality simultaneously
Examples:
Exciting rhythms and polytonal harmonies.
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polytonal
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tonal
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dissonant
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microtonal
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pointillistic
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chordal
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contrapuntal
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atonal
,
rhythmic
,
fugal
,
diatonic
,
melodic
,
harmonic
,
pentatonic
,
percussive
,
jazzy
,
unmelodic
,
chromatic
,
polyphonic
,
melismatic
,
improvisatory
,
homophonic
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pianistic
,
antiphonal
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clangorous
,
tuneful
,
plainchant
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compositional
,
declamatory
,
rhythmical
,
plangent
,
staccato
,
cacophonic
,
orchestral
,
discordant
,
melodious
,
songlike
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songful
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tinkly
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decrescendo
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mozartian
,
beethovenian
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plainsong
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syncopated
,
strophic
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metrical
,
undulant
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chorded
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mozartean
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aleatoric
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lyrical
,
triadic
,
cadenced
,
lambent
,
onomatopoetic
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flutelike
,
incantatory
,
symphonic
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dirgelike
,
jaunty
,
funkadelic
,
unmodulated
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apollonian
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overloud
,
imagistic
,
uninflected
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flowerlike
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virtuosic
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baroque
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essayistic
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textural
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monophonic
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melancholic
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synesthetic
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mannerist
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pointillist
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aleatory
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ruminative
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fluttery
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gemlike
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echoic
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hornlike
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kaleidoscopic
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melancholy
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rhapsodic
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handelian
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mellifluous
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lucent
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cubistic
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expressionistic
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hypnagogic
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wavey
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ethereal
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uncontrived
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dreamy
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quavery
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vespertine
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denotative
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expressional
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aphoristic
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ludic
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polytonal
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