enharmonic
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Definition of enharmonic
: of, relating to, or being notes that are written differently (such as A flat and G sharp) but sound the same in the tempered scale
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Aural anticipation of solid resolution instead opens out as the grammar reorients around the enharmonic change of perspective. — BostonGlobe.com, "Cantata Singers perform a heavenly masterpiece," 3 May 2018 Such enharmonic transfers often are incorporated into dominant-seventh chords, among the more unstable harmonies in traditional tonal practice. — BostonGlobe.com, "Cantata Singers perform a heavenly masterpiece," 3 May 2018 Even more beguiling is Harris’s use of enharmonic tones — exploiting how the same pitch can be notated as, say, G-flat or F-sharp, with different harmonic implications for each. — BostonGlobe.com, "Cantata Singers perform a heavenly masterpiece," 3 May 2018 Coltrane’s playing has always been aggressive and jarring, but the dissonance and enharmonic experimentation on Interstellar Space is otherworldly. — Zach Graham, GQ, "The John Coltrane Record That Made Modern Music," 17 July 2017 Both Thundercat’s 2011 album The Golden Age of the Apocalypse and his 2017 album Drunk take Coltrane-scale work and melt it into puddles of enharmonic bliss with profound authority. — Zach Graham, GQ, "The John Coltrane Record That Made Modern Music," 17 July 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'enharmonic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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