polytonality
polytonality · polytonalities
The use of multiple keys in the same composition, especially by multiple instruments…The use of multiple keys in the same composition, especially by multiple instruments at the same time
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The use of multiple keys in the same composition, especially by multiple instruments at the same time
music that uses two or more different keys at the same time
Forms
plural: polytonalities| Singular | polytonality |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- music that uses two or more different keys at the same time:polytonalism
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable