Chromaticism Definition

noun

The quality or state of being chromatic.

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The act or action of chromaticizing: the use of chromatic notes or tones (contrasted with diatonicism)

Excessive chromaticism means excessive increase in harmonic tension -- Mosco Carner.
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Chromaticism Sentence Examples

  • But then the music starts to slither back into chromaticism.

  • Particularly arresting on this CD was Bull's Ut re mi fa sol la because of its chromaticism.

  • My companion, a devotee of the baroque and classical idioms, writhed in anguish throughout this feast of late- and post-romantic chromaticism.

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CCHCHR

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MSMISM

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