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reharmonization

reharmonization noun: the process of reharmonizing a musical work; a musical work made by reharmonizing another work.

Noun

reharmonization (countable and uncountable, plural reharmonizations)

  1. The process of reharmonizing a musical work; a musical work made by reharmonizing another work.
    • Some of what “River” accomplishes as a jazz record is serious indeed. Mr. Hancock’s version of Duke Ellington’s “Solitude” is the modern jazz process itself: a complete reharmonization of a familiar song, with rhythm that keeps vanishing and reappearing.2008 February 12, Ben Ratliff, “A Victory for Jazz, or Just Grammy Being Grammy?”, in New York Times

Forms of reharmonization

pluralreharmonizations

Origin of reharmonization

From re- + harmonization.

Questions about reharmonization

What does reharmonization mean?
Reharmonization means the process of reharmonizing a musical work; a musical work made by reharmonizing another work.
What part of speech is reharmonization?
Reharmonization is a noun.
What is the plural of reharmonization?
The plural of reharmonization is reharmonizations.

Words near reharmonization in the dictionary

  1. reharm
  2. reharmonise
  3. reharmonised
  4. reharmonises
  5. reharmonising
  6. reharmonization
  7. reharmonizations
  8. reharmonize
  9. reharmonized
  10. reharmonizes
  11. reharmonizing

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