Petrushka chord
Polytonal device in the works of Igor Stravinsky / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Petrushka chord is a recurring polytonal device used in Igor Stravinsky's ballet Petrushka and in later music. These two major triads, C major and F♯ major – a tritone apart – clash, "horribly with each other", when sounded together and create a dissonant chord.[1]
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