Chromaticism
（重定向自Chromatic chord）
![One of seven examples of linear chromaticism from Dizzy Gillespie's solo from](/Images/godic/202501/04/Dizzy_Gillespie_-_Hot_House_solo_-_linear_chromaticism3910.png")
![Gesualdo moro lasso](/Images/godic/202501/04/Gesualdo_moro_lasso3911.png")
![Dido's lament. This can be heard at 0:57 on the linked recording.](/Images/godic/202501/04/Dido's_lament3911.png")
![Carmen Aria 'L'amour est un oiseau rebelle'](/Images/godic/202501/04/Carmen_Aria_'L'amour_est_un_oiseau_rebelle'3911.png")
Chromaticism is a compositional technique interspersing the primary diatonic pitches and chords with other pitches of the chromatic scale. Chromaticism is in contrast or addition to tonality or diatonicism (the major and minor scales). Chromatic elements are considered "elaborations of or substitutions for diatonic scale members".