tonality

[ toh-nal-i-tee ]

/ toʊˈnæl ɪ ti /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR tonality ON THESAURUS.COM

noun, plural to·nal·i·ties.

Music.

the sum of relations, melodic and harmonic, existing between the tones of a scale or musical system.
a particular scale or system of tones; a key.

(in painting, graphics, etc.) the system of tones or tints, or the color scheme, of a picture.

the quality of tones.

Origin of tonality

First recorded in 1830–40; tonal + -ity

OTHER WORDS FROM tonality

to·nal·i·tive, adjectivenon·to·nal·i·ty, noun

Words nearby tonality

-tomy, to my mind, ton, tonal, tonalist, tonality, to-name, Tonawanda, Tonbridge, tondo, tone

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Example sentences from the Web for tonality

Thirdly, Chopin was to some extent affected by the tonality of his native music.
Studies in Modern Music, Second Series|W. H. Hadow
It is necessary therefore to collect the scanty notices which we possess bearing upon the tonality of Greek music.
The Modes of Ancient Greek Music|David Binning Monro
The tonality rocks between F major to B flat major and G minor.
Handel|Romain Rolland
In his compositions in Grieg-ton Smith has seized the fascinating looseness of the Griegorian tonality and its whimsicality.
Contemporary American Composers|Rupert Hughes

We have seen that this tonality of the watch dog's cries is competent to indicate that a person is coming to the house.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 841, February 13, 1892|Various

British Dictionary definitions for tonality

tonality

/ (təʊˈnælɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

music

the actual or implied presence of a musical key in a composition
the system of major and minor keys prevalent in Western music since the decline of modesCompare atonality

the overall scheme of colours and tones in a painting

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单词	tonality
释义	tonality [ toh-nal-i-tee ] / toʊˈnæl ɪ ti / SEE SYNONYMS FOR tonality ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural to·nal·i·ties. Music. the sum of relations, melodic and harmonic, existing between the tones of a scale or musical system. a particular scale or system of tones; a key. (in painting, graphics, etc.) the system of tones or tints, or the color scheme, of a picture. the quality of tones. Origin of tonality First recorded in 1830–40; tonal + -ity OTHER WORDS FROM tonality to·nal·i·tive, adjectivenon·to·nal·i·ty, noun Words nearby tonality -tomy, to my mind, ton, tonal, tonalist, tonality, to-name, Tonawanda, Tonbridge, tondo, tone Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tonality Thirdly, Chopin was to some extent affected by the tonality of his native music. Studies in Modern Music, Second Series\|W. H. Hadow It is necessary therefore to collect the scanty notices which we possess bearing upon the tonality of Greek music. The Modes of Ancient Greek Music\|David Binning Monro The tonality rocks between F major to B flat major and G minor. Handel\|Romain Rolland In his compositions in Grieg-ton Smith has seized the fascinating looseness of the Griegorian tonality and its whimsicality. Contemporary American Composers\|Rupert Hughes We have seen that this tonality of the watch dog's cries is competent to indicate that a person is coming to the house. Scientific American Supplement, No. 841, February 13, 1892\|Various British Dictionary definitions for tonality tonality / (təʊˈnælɪtɪ) / noun plural -ties music the actual or implied presence of a musical key in a composition the system of major and minor keys prevalent in Western music since the decline of modesCompare atonality the overall scheme of colours and tones in a painting Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to tonality timbre, stress, strength, force, modulation, inflection, accent, emphasis, resonance, intonation, tone color
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tonality

noun, plural to·nal·i·ties.

Origin of tonality

OTHER WORDS FROM tonality

Words nearby tonality

Example sentences from the Web for tonality

British Dictionary definitions for tonality

noun plural -ties

Words related to tonality