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bitonality Mus.|baɪtəʊˈnælɪtɪ|
[f. bi-2 + tonality.]
The simultaneous use of two keys in a musical composition. So biˈtonal a., characterized by bitonality.
1927A. E. Hull Mus. Class. Romantic & Mod. xvii. 317 Atonality, Bi-tonality and Polytonality are the technical catch-words of the day... Bi-tonality is a richer kind of counterpoint (or harmony), produced by two melodies (or harmonic streams) which proceed simultaneously, each in its own key. Ibid. 318 Bi-tonality in two harmonic streams arose from the isolated bi-tonal chords, so frequently found in the works of Strauss and the French impressionists of the period 1900–10. 1945Times 28 Sept. 7/5 His [sc. Bartok's] Fourteen Bagatelles (1908), trifles maybe, but exploiting modern devices like bitonality and irregular rhythm, are fairly well known. 1956W. Mellers in A. Pryce Jones New Outl. Mod. Knowl. 360 The result is a bitonal ambiguity between major and minor. |