adverb
- in a polytonal manner; using multiple keys or tonalities simultaneously
Usage: music
Examples
- The composer wrote the piece polytonally, combining C major and F# major.
- Stravinsky often composed polytonally in his neoclassical works.
- The orchestra performed the passage polytonally, creating harmonic tension.
- Jazz musicians sometimes improvise polytonally over complex chord changes.
- The piece was structured polytonally to represent conflicting emotions.
- Modern composers frequently write polytonally to challenge traditional harmony.