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- adverb In a
polytonal way.
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Examples
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When most people go out to hear an evening of music, they hopefully hear multiple chords and keys - but usually not at the same time, or, polytonally.
Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local Sam DeLeo 2010
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Flos Campi contains exotically ecstatic music, starting predominantly polytonally and gradually evolving into quietly gentle music in D major and then back again at the end.
Sequenza21/ 2008
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