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Definition of Polytonal
1. Adjective. Using more than one key or tonality simultaneously. "Exciting rhythms and polytonal harmonies"
Definition of Polytonal
1. Adjective. (music) That uses two or more tonalities simultaneously ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Polytonal
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Polytonal
Literary usage of Polytonal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Contemporary Composers by Daniel Gregory Mason (1918)
"This polytonal harmonic system is common to "Tristan und Isolde," to Franck's "Les
Beatitudes," to much of Chopin, and to many parts of "The Dream of ..."
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