omnitonicadj.

Brit.

/ˌɒmnᵻˈtɒnɪk/, U.S.

/ˌɑmnəˈtɑnɪk/,

/ˌɑmniˈtɑnɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: omni- comb. form, tonic adj.

Etymology: < omni- comb. form + tonic adj., after French omnitonique (1824 in sense 1; 1840 in ordre omnitonique (F.-J. Fétis 1840, in Rev. & Gaz. Mus. de Paris 6 Sept. 451/2) in sense 2).

Music. Now historical.

1. Designating or relating to a musical instrument, esp. a horn, which is so constructed as to allow it to be played in any key.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > [adjective] > other attributes

rural1592

unstringed1597

unstrung1598

keyed1761

fingerable1818

keyless1830

omnitonic1861

solo1862

sewing machine1874

unplayed1875

original1899

electrified1938

melodic1938

analogue1976

acoustic1978

1861 Times 16 Aug. 7/2 An accountant asks space for..an..omnitonic flute.

1862 Internat. Exhib.: Illustr. Catal. Industr. Dept. II. xvi. §3449 An omnitonic flute, adjustable at will to any key.

1963 H. Pleasants in H. Pleasants tr. E. Hanslick Music Criticisms 225 Charles Joseph Sax..in 1824..invented ‘omnitonic’ horn, adjustable by means of a piston.

1992 Oxf. Compan. Musical Instruments 165/1 In ‘omnitonic horns’, rather rare and little-used designs of the early 19th centrury, all the crooks are built permanently into the instrument.

2. Relating to all tones or tonalities; spec. relating to or designating a theory of harmony which allows for continuous modulation between keys.

ΚΠ

1879 G. Grove Dict. Music I. 517 The ‘omnitonic’ system [of Fétis], whose main principle is that harmonic combinations exist by which any given sound may be resolved into any key and any mode.

1984 M. R. Rogers Teaching Approaches in Music Theory iii. 56 Omnitonic [stage] (middle to late 1800s)—any vertical situation becomes instantly relatable to any other through the devices of chromatic alteration, linearity, coloristic chords, [etc.]

1996 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 28 Nov. 38/2 Liszt had imagined that the era's expanded tonality would be an ‘omnitonic’ system.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	omnitonic
释义	omnitonicadj. Brit. /ˌɒmnᵻˈtɒnɪk/, U.S. /ˌɑmnəˈtɑnɪk/, /ˌɑmniˈtɑnɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: omni- comb. form, tonic adj. Etymology: < omni- comb. form + tonic adj., after French omnitonique (1824 in sense 1; 1840 in ordre omnitonique (F.-J. Fétis 1840, in Rev. & Gaz. Mus. de Paris 6 Sept. 451/2) in sense 2). Music. Now historical. 1. Designating or relating to a musical instrument, esp. a horn, which is so constructed as to allow it to be played in any key. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > [adjective] > other attributes rural1592 unstringed1597 unstrung1598 keyed1761 fingerable1818 keyless1830 omnitonic1861 solo1862 sewing machine1874 unplayed1875 original1899 electrified1938 melodic1938 analogue1976 acoustic1978 1861 Times 16 Aug. 7/2 An accountant asks space for..an..omnitonic flute. 1862 Internat. Exhib.: Illustr. Catal. Industr. Dept. II. xvi. §3449 An omnitonic flute, adjustable at will to any key. 1963 H. Pleasants in H. Pleasants tr. E. Hanslick Music Criticisms 225 Charles Joseph Sax..in 1824..invented ‘omnitonic’ horn, adjustable by means of a piston. 1992 Oxf. Compan. Musical Instruments 165/1 In ‘omnitonic horns’, rather rare and little-used designs of the early 19th centrury, all the crooks are built permanently into the instrument. 2. Relating to all tones or tonalities; spec. relating to or designating a theory of harmony which allows for continuous modulation between keys. ΚΠ 1879 G. Grove Dict. Music I. 517 The ‘omnitonic’ system [of Fétis], whose main principle is that harmonic combinations exist by which any given sound may be resolved into any key and any mode. 1984 M. R. Rogers Teaching Approaches in Music Theory iii. 56 Omnitonic [stage] (middle to late 1800s)—any vertical situation becomes instantly relatable to any other through the devices of chromatic alteration, linearity, coloristic chords, [etc.] 1996 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 28 Nov. 38/2 Liszt had imagined that the era's expanded tonality would be an ‘omnitonic’ system. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1861
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