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tone cluster

noun Music.

a group of adjacent notes played on a keyboard instrument typically with the fist, forearm, or elbow, similar groupings also occurring in orchestral music.

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Words nearby tone cluster

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British Dictionary definitions for tone cluster

tone cluster

noun

music a group of adjacent notes played simultaneously, either in an orchestral score or, on the piano, by depressing a whole set of adjacent keys
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