Tonality
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /təʊnˈæl.ɪ.tiː/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Tonality is a noun meaning (music) The system of seven tones built on a tonic key; the 24 major and minor scales.
Meaning
(music) The system of seven tones built on a tonic key; the 24 major and minor scales.
More Meanings
- (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.
Word Forms
- tonalities
Synonyms for tonality
Depending on context, synonyms include key.
Antonyms for tonality
Common opposites include atonality, atonalism.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include key, tone, pentatonic, pantonality, tonic, diatonicism.
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