polytonal
Americanadjective
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Pentatonic arpeggios pile up in multiple keys; a polytonal roar escalates and evaporates.
From New York Times ● Jun. 9, 2022
The chorus of “Nice,” sung by its co-producer Pharrell Williams, is “I can do anything,” but the song pours on sarcasm in a track full of edgy, shifty polytonal chords.
From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2018
From guitars come open chords in strange tunings, scraping against the key; from keyboards come mellow polytonal clusters.
From New York Times ● Apr. 30, 2010
Ives' great "Concord" Sonata is a massive four-movement impressionistic piece marked by dense, polytonal chords, rhythmic daring and wit.
From Time Magazine Archive
He was writing music with strange, exciting rhythms and polytonal harmonies before Stravinsky and Schonberg.
From Time Magazine Archive
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