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- What does polytonality mean in music?
- Who is the first known composer of polytonal pieces?
- What is the title of Prokofieff composition that uses polytonality?
What does polytonality mean in music?
Polytonality, in music, the simultaneous occurrence of two or more different tonalities or keys (the interrelated sets of notes and chords used in a composition). If only two keys are employed, the term bitonality is sometimes used.
Who is the first known composer of polytonal pieces?
Charles Ives, who was a businessman by day (Ives & Myrick insurance in New York), and a composer by night, was an early pioneer of polytonal music, although Darius Milhaud, (French composer of works that combine jazz, polytonality, and Brazilian music) used it perhaps more than any other composer.
What is the title of Prokofieff composition that uses polytonality?
Prokofiev's harmonic experimentation continued with Sarcasms for piano, Op. 17 (1912), which makes extensive use of polytonality. He composed his first two piano concertos around then, the latter of which caused a scandal at its premiere (23 August 1913, Pavlovsk).
