chromatic
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Both the original and chromatic versions of “It’s a Wonderful Life,” for example, are available on demand.
From Salon • May 8, 2026
The treed “Woodland Garden” to the west, with black tupelo and swamp white oaks, gives way to a “Perennial Meadow,” whose asters, purple beebalms and orange butterfly weed were chosen for their chromatic effect.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 24, 2025
However, for OTN wavelengths, ordinary visible cameras lose sensitivity and only a few commercially available lenses exist that can correct chromatic aberration.
From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2024
Lage takes some modal and chromatic detours, and the pianist Kris Davis flings around free-jazz clusters, but the track never loses a rowdy roadhouse spirit.
From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2024
Because of this, most traditional and popular Western music uses major or minor scales rather than the chromatic or whole tone scales.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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Music - Middle School
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