tonality
tonality
Definition
to·nal·ity (tō nal′ə tē)
noun pl. -·ties
- quality of tone
- Art the color scheme of a painting
- Music
- in composition, the organization of tones around a central or pivotal tone or pitch class
- in music based on the major-minor system, key (sense )
tonality
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- have: People have tonalities that say " don't bother me right now " and tonalities combined with facial expressions that indicate something is wrong.
- adjust: Plus, a Tone knob adjusts the overall tonality of the pedal.
- explore: It can be useful when dealing with some of the compositional matters that intrigue me and also in exploring tonality.
- abandon: His class however continued in their search for a modern voice without abandoning tonality.
- recreate: When it comes time to add vocals - or another acoustic instrument - the mic simulator recreates the ideal tonality for various recording applications.
- contrast: The waves of sound and contrasting tonalities generate a vibe that is all-encompassing.
Adjective modifier
- major: Table 2 shows a schematic representation of the available major tonalities using Smith's Second System.
- minor: The finale reworks the opening orchestral theme from a minor tonality to a modal one.
- good: Great singing isn't necessarily limited to those with the best tonality, pitch, or vocal range.
- basic: It is not such a secret it was already clear for Marx that greed is the basic affective tonality of calculative reason.
- new: More weight, certainly, and perhaps more color too, but only one new soft tonality among them.
- western: But in fact the music of India and Africa and Asia and America is fantastically close to western tonality in its scalic intervals.
Modifies a noun
- shift: In antiphonal music, or music modeled on the antiphonal situation of solo and chorus, tonality shifts regularly between solo and chorus sections.
Noun used with modifier
- voice: The wrong voice tonality could absolutely kill a session.
- bluesy: The bluesy tonality of this haunting song created a decidedly late-night feel, as did the gently drifting melody.
Preposition: in
- room: There are two tonalities in the room, bisecting it almost.
Preposition: of
tonality Quotes
Tonality is a natural force, like gravity.
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