polytonal

 [pol-ee-tohn-l]  

pol·y·ton·al

   [pol-ee-tohn-l]
adjective Music.
marked by or using polytonality.
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Origin:
1920–25; poly- + tonal

Related forms
pol·y·ton·al·ly, adverb
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passage at the end of a composition used to bring it to a satisfactory close
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polytonality or polytonalism (ˌpɒlɪtəʊˈnælɪtɪ)
 
—n
music the simultaneous use of more than two different keys or tonalities
 
polytonalism or polytonalism
 
—n
 
poly'tonal or polytonalism
 
—adj
 
poly'tonally or polytonalism
 
—adv
 
poly'tonalist or polytonalism
 
—n

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