tonality
noun pl. tonalities
- 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 )
See tonality in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(tō-nălˈĭ-tē)
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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