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Undertone vs Darkwave - What's the difference?

undertone | darkwave |

As nouns the difference between undertone and darkwave

is that undertone is an auditory tone of low pitch or volume while darkwave is (music) a musical movement that originated in the late 1970s, combining elements of new wave and gothic rock with dark, thoughtful lyrics and an undertone of sorrow.

undertone

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • an auditory tone of low pitch or volume
  • an implicit message perceived subtly alongside, but not detracting noticeably from, the explicit message conveyed in or by a book, film, verbal dialogue or similar (contrast with overtone); an undercurrent
  • a pale colour, or one seen underneath another colour

    • darkwave

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (music) A musical movement that originated in the late 1970s, combining elements of new wave and gothic rock with dark, thoughtful lyrics and an undertone of sorrow.
  • * 2002 , Jules Brown, Dinah Gardner, Hong Kong and Macau (page 315)
    • As well as mainstream pop you'll find dance, funk and all kinds of club music, world music and even very select genres such as darkwave medieval, darkwave gothic to darkwave neofolk.

    Derived terms

    * darkwaver