microtonality
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
microtonal + -ity
Noun[edit]
microtonality (countable and uncountable, plural microtonalities)
- (music) The use of microtones in composition.
- 2007 June 23, Allan Kozinn, “Finding Inspiration in an Unlikely Place”, in New York Times[1]:
- […] he proved that microtonality and the angular vocal and instrumental lines that typically evoke modernist angst can just as easily create manic comedy.