microtonality
nounEtymology From microtonal + -ity.
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Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music The use of microtones in composition.
- […] he proved that microtonality and the angular vocal and instrumental lines that typically evoke modernist angst can just as easily create manic comedy.2007 June 23, Allan Kozinn, “Finding Inspiration in an Unlikely Place”, in New York Times:
- Related terms
- microtonal, microtonally, microtone