What is polytonality

1. What is Polytonality used for?
2. What is Polytonality example?
3. What is bitonal music?
4. What is the meaning of Bitonality?

What is Polytonality used for?

Polytonality (also polyharmony) is the musical use of more than one key simultaneously. Bitonality is the use of only two different keys at the same time. Polyvalence is the use of more than one harmonic function, from the same key, at the same time.

What is Polytonality example?

Polytonality is the combination of more than two key signatures played simultaneously. An example would be Stravinsky's ballet Petrushka, where the first clarinet plays a melody in the key of C major while the second clarinet plays nearly the same melody in the key of F# major. ...

What is bitonal music?

: using two musical tonalities simultaneously.

What is the meaning of Bitonality?

(ˌbaɪtəʊˈnælɪtɪ) noun. the quality of two musical keys being played simultaneously.