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polytonality

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pol·y·to·nal·i·ty  (pl-t-nl-t)
n.
Simultaneous use of two or more tonalities in a musical composition.
poly·tonal (-tnl) adj.
poly·tonal·ly adv.
polytonality [ˌpɒlɪtəʊˈnælɪtɪ], polytonalism
n
(Music, other) Music the simultaneous use of more than two different keys or tonalities
polytonal  adj
polytonally  adv
polytonalist  n
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Noun1.polytonality - music that uses two or more different keys at the same time
polytonalism
music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
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It is tonal though meandering, with deft additions from the chromatic spice rack and occasional collisions with polytonality.
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Who protests any more, who rages still against the polytonality of Lourenco Fernandes, or the architecture of the Ministry of Education, or the 'incomprehensible' verses of Murilo Mendes or the personalism of Guignard, for example?
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The dark mystery of Verdi's Sicilian Vespers, the fascination of Respighi's The Fountains of Rome where there are hints of polytonality - being in several keys at once - and the sheer joy of Elgar's Overture: In The South.
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