consisting of two musical keys played simultaneously
bitonal in American English
(baiˈtounl)
adjective
Music
marked by or using bitonality
Word origin
[bi-1 + tonal]bi- is a combining form meaning “twice,” “two,” used in the formation of compound words.Other words that use the affix bi- include: bilabial, bilingual, bimodal, bipolar, bivalent
Examples of 'bitonal' in a sentence
bitonal
Beginning with pastoral birdsong, then passing through bitonal turbulence, it gradually gathered its energies into a sonorous dancing finale.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
There are spiralling, bitonal solos, off-kilter rhythms, hypnotic improvisations and a wide variety of traditional instruments — plus scholarly essays.