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Tonality is the quality of a tone, the combination of colors used in a painting, or how the tones of a musical composition are combined.

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An example of tonality is the pitch of a person's singing voice.
An example of tonality is a painting with a cool color scheme.

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noun pl. tonalities

quality of tone
Art the color scheme of a painting
Music
1. in composition, the organization of tones around a central or pivotal tone or pitch class
2. in music based on the major-minor system, key (sense )

See tonality in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. to·nal·i·ties

Music
a. A system or an arrangement of seven tones built on a tonic key.
b. The arrangement of all the tones and chords of a composition in relation to a tonic.
The scheme or interrelation of the tones in a painting.

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