chromatic
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Since it operated without the pouches of chromatic gel that Samaras had previously manipulated, he employed double exposures, colored lights, and paint to alter his images.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026
This roughly mimics the developmental progression of chromatic enrichment as babies' eyesight matures over the first years of life.
From Science Daily • May 23, 2024
Not so much by the delightfully odd “Space Babies” episode with its on-the-nose title and guest cast that’s still in diapers but the chromatic cheer of the whole thing.
From Salon • May 10, 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
A whole tone scale, a scale made only of whole steps, sounds very different from a chromatic scale.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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Music - Middle School
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