bitonal
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of bitonal
Example Sentences
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Just before the end, darksome bitonal chords began crashing on the harp and piano, like the bell of a phantom cathedral.
From The New Yorker • Jun. 29, 2015
Maazel and the Viennese give this mettle tester a commanding reading, capturing the grandeur of its arresting introduction, the suavity of its incongruous waltz and the enigma of its bitonal ending.
From Time Magazine Archive
This is obviously not the council's most momentous problem, but if harmony is finally achieved, it may put an end to discordant, bitonal performances of complex works like Richard Strauss's Thus Spake Zarathustra.
From Time Magazine Archive
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