汎全音階を用いた音楽は従来の解決や和音進行を用いず、不協和音の組み合わせによる制約から離れて自由に全音階の構成音を使用する。いっぽうで半音階を使用しないことから、常に強い調性感を持つことになる。 Richard Kostelanetzはこれについて、「汎全音階主義は、調性と旋法の両方の要素を持ち、長調へのはっきりとした親近感が見られる」[2]と述べている。
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