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- noun music The simultaneous presence of two
keys in a piece ofmusic
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Examples
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However, being parallel keys a minor third apart, the bitonality would result in harmony.
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If they were singing the same songs simultaneously in the two different keys, there would definitely be bitonality.
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Advocates of bitonality like to point to the works of composers like Milhaud, Bartók, Prokofiev, and Strauss.
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In principle, there's a difference between bitonality and just playing or singing off-key, but in practice, the difference may not even exist.
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Non-musicians 'and musicians' perception of bitonality.
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Advocates of bitonality like to point to the works of composers like Milhaud, Bartók, Prokofiev, and Strauss.
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It also may suggest that the controversy about whether bitonality actually exists may not be warranted.
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Advocates of bitonality like to point to the works of composers like Milhaud, Bartók, Prokofiev, and Strauss.
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Non-musicians 'and musicians' perception of bitonality.
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In fact, the Non-Musicians took no longer than Musicians to complete the training session, so years of experience don't even help with learning about bitonality.
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