Definition
The use of notes outside the basic diatonic scale, incorporating all twelve pitches of the octave through sharps and flats. This creates increased harmonic color, tension, and expressive possibilities in music.
Etymology
From Greek chromatikos meaning 'colored,' derived from chroma 'color.' The term reflects how chromatic notes 'color' the basic scale, adding richness and complexity to harmonic progressions.
Kelly Says
Chromaticism is music's equivalent of adding vivid colors to a black-and-white drawing - Wagner's Tristan und Isolde pushed chromatic harmony so far that it practically dissolved traditional tonality and paved the way for modern music!
Translations
CACatalà
cromatisme
/kroˈmatizə/
CSČeština
chromatismus
/xromatɪsmus/
DADansk
kromaticisme
/kʰʁoˈmaːtɪsme/
DEDeutsch
Chromatismus
/kʁoˈmaːtɪsmʊs/
ELΕλληνικά
χρωματισμός
chromatismós
ESEspañol
cromatismo
kromatisimo
FAفارسی
رنگگرایی
rang-garāyī
FISuomi
kromatismo
/ˈkroːmatismo/
FRFrançais
chromatisme
/kʁɔmatism/
HAHA
Kromatisme
/kʁɔmaˈtismə/
HEעברית
צבעוניות
tsvaʿoniyut
HIहिन्दी
वर्णवाद
varṇavād
HUMagyar
kromatizmus
/kromɒtɪzmʊs/
IDBahasa Indonesia
kromatisme
/kʁɔmaˈtismə/
IGIG
Kromatịsm
/kʁɔmaˈtɪsm/
ITItaliano
cromaticismo
/kromatiˈzismo/
JA日本語
和声の複雑さ
wasei no fukuzatsu-sa
KKKK
Хроматизм
khromatizm
MSBahasa Melayu
kromatisme
/kʁɔmaˈtismə/
MYမြန်မာ
အရောင်အသွေး
a.yaung.a.swae
NLNederlands
chromatisme
/kʁoːˈmaːtɪzə/
NONorsk
kromatisme
/kʁoˈmaːtɪsme/
PLPolski
chromatyzm
/xʂɔmaˈtɨz̪m/
PTPortuguês
cromatismo
/kɾɔmɐˈtizmu/
RORomână
cromatism
/kromatɪsm/
RUРусский
хроматизм
khromatizm
SVSvenska
kromatisk
/kʰroːmaˈtisk/
SWKiswahili
kromatismo
/kʁɔmaˈtismo/
TAதமிழ்
நிறமேற்றம்
niṟamēṟṟam
TEతెలుగు
రంగుల సిద్ధాంతం
raṅgula siddhāntaṁ
TLTL
kromatismo
/kɾɔmaˈtismo/
TRTürkçe
kromatizm
/kʁɔmaˈtɪzm/
UKУкраїнська
хроматизм
khromatyzm
VITiếng Việt
sắc điều
sắc điều
YOYO
Kromátìsm
/kʁɔmaˈtɪsm/
ZUZU
i-Kromatisme
/iːkʼromatisme/