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  • adjective Relating to subtones.

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Examples

  • Whatever the source, his basso approached the subtonal on some notes, drawing enthusiastic shouts from the audience (especially the females).

    RJ Eskow: Leonard Cohen Works For A Living 2009

  • Whatever the source, his basso approached the subtonal on some notes, drawing enthusiastic shouts from the audience (especially the females).

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com 2009

  • The former coupled Davies 'subtonal density with the skittering guitar of Derek Bailey, soprano saxophonist Evan Parker, percussionist Jamie Muir and occasional vocalist Christine Jeffrey.

    bagatellen 2008

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