Misharmonized

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Failing to harmonize; discordant.

    "He writes that the C in the bass “replaces a chord so longed for, and so painstakingly prepared over the previous few measures ... the actual granting of the tonic pitch in the melody intensifies the disappointment, for we actually hear the note we seek , but misharmonized."

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discordant

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"He writes that the C in the bass “replaces a chord so longed for, and so painstakingly prepared over the previous few measures ... the actual granting of the tonic pitch in the melody intensifies the disappointment, for we actually hear the note we seek , but misharmonized."

Etymology

From mis- + harmonize + -ed.

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