How do you pronounce Tonicisation?

Tonicisation is pronounced "/ˌtɒnɪsaɪˈzeɪʃən/".

Tonicisation

The brief treatment of a non-tonic chord as a temporary tonic through the use of its own dominant or leading note.

About Tonicisation

Tonicisation occurs when a composer momentarily makes a chordChordThree or more notes sounded simultaneouslyView full entry → other than the tonicTonicThe first and most important note of a key, serving as the central point of rest and resolution.View full entry → sound like a local point of restRestA notated period of silence of a specified duration.View full entry → by preceding it with its own dominantDominantThe fifth degree of a scale and the second most important tonal centre after the tonic.View full entry → harmonyHarmonyThe simultaneous combination of pitches to produce chords and chord progressions.View full entry →. Unlike modulationModulationThe process of changing from one key to another within a pieceView full entry →, which establishes a new keyKeyThe tonal centre that organises a piece of music around a specific note and scale.View full entry → for a sustained passage, tonicisation is fleeting — the music quickly returns to the original key.