pentatonicismn.
/ˌpɛntəˈtɒnᵻsɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˌpɛn(t)əˈtɑnəˌsɪz(ə)m/ Music.
The quality of being pentatonic; = pentatonism n.
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enharmonic1603
chromaticism1879
atonality1922
polytonality1923
bitonality1927
diatonism1927
atonalism1928
quarter-tonality1930
diatonicism1931
pentatonism1931
tritonality1931
pandiatonicism1937
microtonality1946
pantonality1946
dodecaphonism1951
dodecaphony1952
serialism1955
pentatonicism1958
minimalism1981
tonalism1990
1958 D. A. Martindale et al. tr. M. Weber Rational & Social Found. Music xxxi Numerous examples of pentatonicism were reviewed to determine the full nature of the contrast between harmonic and melodic music.
1966 New Statesman 18 Nov. 756/2 The opening allegro's second-subject group, whose pentatonicism is never satisfactorily integrated.
1986 Music & Lett. Oct. 402 True pentatonicism is not necessarily implicit in the theme.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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