enharmonic
adjective
en·har·mon·ic
ˌen-(ˌ)här-ˈmä-nik 
: 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.
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Coltrane’s playing has always been aggressive and jarring, but the dissonance and enharmonic experimentation on Interstellar Space is otherworldly.
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17 July 2017
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BostonGlobe.com,
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,
17 July 2017
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“Enharmonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enharmonic. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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