txtDefinition=Music that uses most or all the degrees of the {\uldb chromatic scale}{\v 77255}, thereby producing the greatest variety of musical \'93colors.\'94 The {\uldb passages}{\v 90954} from the slow {\uldb movement}{\v 151907} and the {\uldb minuet}{\v 87243} are both conspicuous examples of chromatic {\uldb themes}{\v 99088}.