Definition of Chromaticisms

1. chromaticism [n] - See also: chromaticism

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chromaticisms

chromatic apparatus
chromatic audition
chromatic color
chromatic colour
chromatic fibre
chromatic granule
chromatic number
chromatic numbers
chromatic scale
chromatic scales
chromatic spectrum
chromatic vision
chromatical
chromatically
chromaticism
chromaticisms (current term)
chromaticities
chromaticity
chromatics
chromatid
chromatids
chromatin
chromatin 3'-phosphatase-5'-hydroxy kinase
chromatin body
chromatin granule
chromatin network
chromatin nucleolus
chromatin particles
chromatinic
chromatinolysis

Literary usage of Chromaticisms

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Oxford History of Music by William Henry Hadow (1902)
"He also ventures occasionally upon extreme and curious chromaticisms, which do not always seem so spontaneous to modern ears as the other features of his ..."

2. The Maecenas and the Madrigalist: Patrons, Patronage, and the Origins of the by Anthony M. Cummings (2004)
"... frequently characterized by bold modulations involving sudden and highly effective chromaticisms.... The Chori differ from the rest of Gabrieli's output ..."

3. A Dictionary of Music and Musicians (A.D. 1450-1880) by George Grove, John Alexander Fuller-Maitland (1880)
"... and secular music had long displayed very free use of chromaticisms similar to the modern style of writing ; and, on the other hand, fine examples of ..."

4. A Dictionary of Music and Musicians (A.D. 1450-1889): ...edited by Sir by George Grove, John Alexander Fuller-Maitland (1890)
"... and secular music had long displayed very free use of chromaticisms similar to the modern style of writing ; and, on the other hand, fine examples of ..."

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