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polyharmony
polyharmony
See also: poly-harmony
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Noun
polyharmony (countable and uncountable, plural polyharmonies)
- (music) Music that is played in more than one key at once, creating an aesthetically pleasing harmonic sound.
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Related terms
- bitonality (using precisely two keys)
- polyvalence (use of more than one harmonic function in one key)