Cross-tuning
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Cross-tuning is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of cross-tune.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of cross-tune.
More Meanings
- (music) A system of tuning a musical instrument to pitches other than the accepted standard: for example, tuning one or more strings of a violin to pitches other than the commonly accepted GDAE.
Word Forms
- cross-tunings
Synonyms for cross-tuning
Depending on context, synonyms include scordatura.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include scordatura, double, variation, enharmonicism, cross-phrasing, polytonalism.
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