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ALL meanings of tonality

to·nal·i·ty
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  • noun tonality music: tonal quality, key 1
  • noun tonality art: value scheme 1
  • noun plural tonality 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. 1
  • noun plural tonality (in painting, graphics, etc.) the system of tones or tints, or the color scheme, of a picture. 1
  • noun plural tonality the quality of tones. 1
  • variable noun tonality Tonality is the presence of a musical key in a piece of music. 0
  • noun tonality the actual or implied presence of a musical key in a composition 0
  • noun tonality the system of major and minor keys prevalent in Western music since the decline of modes 0
  • noun tonality the overall scheme of colours and tones in a painting 0
  • noun tonality quality of tone 0
  • noun tonality the color scheme of a painting 0
  • noun tonality in composition, the organization of tones around a central or pivotal tone or pitch class 0
  • noun tonality in music based on the major-minor system, key1 (sense 11) key1 (sense 11b) 0
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