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Meaning of "polytonal" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF POLYTONAL

polytonal  [ˌpɒlɪˈtəʊnəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POLYTONAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Polytonal is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES POLYTONAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Polytonality

Polytonality (also polyharmony (Cole & Schwartz)) is the musical use of more than one key simultaneously. Bitonality is the use of only two different keys at the same time. Polyvalence is the use of more than one harmonic function, from the same key, at the same time (Leeuw 2006, 87). Example of C and F sharp major chords together in Stravinsky's Petrushka (see: Petrushka chord). Play (help·info) Some examples of bitonality superimpose fully harmonized sections of music in different keys.

Definition of polytonal in the English dictionary

The definition of polytonal in the dictionary is using more than two different keys or tonalities.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POLYTONAL


atonal
eɪˈtəʊnəl
azonal
eɪˈzəʊnəl
baritonal
ˌbærɪˈtəʊnəl
bitonal
ˌbaɪˈtəʊnəl
bizonal
ˌbaɪˈzəʊnəl
clonal
ˈkləʊnəl
ecotonal
iːkəˈtəʊnəl
hormonal
hɔːˈməʊnəl
interzonal
ˌɪntəˈzəʊnəl
microtonal
ˌmaɪkrəʊˈtəʊnəl
monoclonal
ˌmɒnəʊˈkləʊnəl
neurohormonal
ˌnjʊərəʊˌhɔːˈməʊnəl
neuronal
njʊəˈrəʊnəl
nonhormonal
ˌnɒnhɔːˈməʊnəl
nontonal
ˌnɒnˈtəʊnəl
patronal
pəˈtrəʊnəl
polyclonal
ˌpɒlɪˈkləʊnəl
semitonal
ˈsemɪˌtəʊnəl
tonal
ˈtəʊnəl
zonal
ˈzəʊnəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POLYTONAL

polyteny
polytetrafluoroethylene
polythalamous
polytheism
polytheist
polytheistic
polytheistical
polytheistically
polythene
polythene bag
polytocous
polytonalism
polytonalist
polytonality
polytonally
polytrophic
polytunnel
polytype
polytypic
polytypical

WORDS THAT END LIKE POLYTONAL

additional
cantonal
constitutional
conventional
educational
emotional
exceptional
functional
institutional
international
national
operational
optional
personal
professional
promotional
regional
seasonal
the National
traditional

Synonyms and antonyms of polytonal in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «polytonal» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POLYTONAL

Find out the translation of polytonal to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of polytonal from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «polytonal» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

多调
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

politonal
570 millions of speakers

English

polytonal
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

polytonal
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

polytonal
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

политональная
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

polytonal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

polytonal
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

polytonal
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Poliester
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

polytonale
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

polytonal
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

polytonal
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Polytonal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

polytonal
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

polytonal
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पोल्टोनल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

polytonal
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

politonale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

polytonal
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

політональні
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

politonale
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

polytonal
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

politonale
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

polytonal
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

polytonal
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of polytonal

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POLYTONAL»

The term «polytonal» is normally little used and occupies the 145.226 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POLYTONAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about polytonal

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POLYTONAL»

Discover the use of polytonal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to polytonal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Chord Chemistry
Section. 6. Polytonal. Chords. ("Polychords"). (Bi-tonal. Chords). The idea of polychords is given here just to present you with another viewpoint or way of seeing chord construction. There are quite a few chords that consist of 2 triads or parts of ...
Ted Greene, 1971
2
Learning Sequences in Music: A Contemporary Music Learning ...
A Contemporary Music Learning Theory Edwin Gordon. audiate will be different for each of the three kinds of music. Audiating resting tones for multitonal and polytonal music is naturally more complex and time consuming, partially because , ...
Edwin Gordon, 2007
3
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Music History
A polytonal composition is one that is written in two or more keys simultaneously. Although this sounds confusing, just imagine two separate ensembles, one playing in the key of F and the other playing in the key of G. The sound that results is ...
Michael Miller, 2008
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Nigerian Pidgin
Polytonal compounds and reduplicated compounds. As noted above, each component lexeme in a polytonal compound is normally assigned one tone. The final lexeme within a polytonal compound is usually assigned a single high tone,  ...
Nick Faraclas, 2013
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What the Music Said: Black Popular Music and Black Public ...
It is within this theoretical context that I want to suggest that the motion and musicality of the African voice, on which tonal semantics are largely premised, are perhaps best understood as the practice of polytonal expression. Denied access to ...
Mark Anthony Neal, 2013
6
Jazz and the Classical Guitar
The term polytonal means many keys or tonalities occurring simultaneously. This phenomenon rarely occurs even in modern music. The term polytonal is often incorrectly applied to any chord that is represented by a chord stacked over a bass ...
Ken Hatfield, 2005
7
Jazzology: The Encyclopedia of Jazz Theory for All Musicians
Polytonal. Tunes. Modal Tunes and Harmony Modal jazz typically utilizes few chords (sometimes just one chord) which may be sustained for long periods of time. Chord durations of four, six, eight, or sixteen measures are common. Despite ...
Robert Rawlins, Nor Eddine Bahha, Barrett Tagliarino, 2005
8
Jazz Composition and Arranging in the Digital Age
348. 26—3. Polytonal. Sounds. Polytonality (literally “many tonalities”) refers to the superimposition of two or more chords or melodic lines with distinctly different tonal centers. In jazz, this usually means either combining two or more different ...
Richard Sussman, Mike Abene, 2012
9
Complete Jerry Hahn Method for Jazz Guitar
Modal Comping - No. 1 - 3 23. G Minor Patterns for Improvisation - No. 5 - 8 60. Modal Comping - No. 4 - 6 24. G Minor Patterns for Improvisation - No. 9 - 12 61. TWelve Bar Blues - a and b 25. Polytonal Improvisation Scales and Arpeggios 62 .
Jerry Hahn, 2011
10
The Dr. Williams' Chord Chemistry: Volume II
We could not end our study on chords in this work, without mentioning the polytonal chords, which are of very recent use in contemporary modern music. Literally, a polytonal chord is a chord belonging to more than one key (scale) at the same ...
William Mohele, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POLYTONAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term polytonal is used in the context of the following news items.
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Stanley Cowell and Kill West Release New Albums
It is broad, layered, restful, polytonal, bluesy, unsettling, mysterious; it is 20th-century classical music and gospel language and tumbling free ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
2
Meet the ambitious artists giving jazz a creative boost
But Glasper knows what he's doing: a spoonful of Cyndi Lauper makes the polyrhythmic, polytonal, adventurous playing go down, time after ... «National Post, Jul 15»
3
After a Few Disappointing Years, the DC Jazz Festival is Back.
Oliver Lake's polytonal bliss over the Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra on his own Bilal's "Sometimes." Thus far, the best edition of the DC ... «Washington City Paper, Jun 15»
4
Guitarist Jason Vieaux and harpist Yolanda Kondonassis replicate …
Similarly, Catalan composer Xavier Montsalvatge's "Fantasia for Guitar and Harp" used popular-style material to construct a polytonal suite that ... «cleveland.com, May 15»
5
MCO shocks, soothes with concert debuting Isbin, Miller
It proved all that and more as it whipsawed through violent, polytonal Chopin-styled waltzes before tiptoeing through suspenseful pizzicato ... «Winnipeg Free Press, May 15»
6
David Torn brings his far out - and far in - music to Milwaukee
... excuse, a conduit for creating music based upon summoning often polysonic (and polytonal) atmospheres, textures and all manner of moods. «OnMilwaukee.com, May 15»
7
Medee rivets audience in old cells
The composer's distinctive polytonal music suited the conflicted nature of Medee; the clash of key signatures mirrored the multiple strands of ... «The West Australian, May 15»
8
Yo-Yo Ma electrifies Music Hall in special CSO concert
It included polytonal snippets of Mozart, some funny choreography and ended with the musicians exiting, leaving the conductor in the dark. «Cincinnati.com, May 15»
9
'Words Without Music': A look inside Philip Glass's creative genius
It could be polyrhythmic and polytonal, but it was always meant to be heard and remembered, which was very hard to do with the European ... «Washington Post, Apr 15»
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BWW Reviews: DOUBLE BILL: BLUEBEARD'S CASTLE AND IL …
The music for Bluebeard is extremely complex, polytonal and with very dense harmonies and, having to also switch quickly between piano and ... «Broadway World, Apr 15»

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