tonality
IPA: toʊnˈæɫʌti
noun
- (music) The system of seven tones built on a tonic key; the 24 major and minor scales.
- (music) A sound of specific pitch and quality; timbre.
- (music) The quality of all the tones in a composition heard in relation to the tonic.
- The interrelation of the tones in a painting.
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Examples of "tonality" in Sentences
- Sometimes the tonality is everything.
- In music, abstraction refers to the abandonment of tonality.
- At the same time, these progressions signal the end of tonality.
- However, the benefits of consonance are not the only consideration in tonality.
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