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tonal
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ton·al  (tnl)
adj.
Of or relating to tones, a tone, or tonality.

tonal·ly adv.

tonal [ˈtəʊnəl]
adj
1. of or relating to tone
2. (Music / Classical Music) of, relating to, or utilizing the diatonic system; having an established key Compare atonal
3. (Music / Classical Music)
a.  (of an answer in a fugue) not having the same melodic intervals as the subject, so as to remain in the original key
b.  denoting a fugue as having such an answer Compare real1 [11]
tonally  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.tonal - employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar wordstonal - employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words; "Chinese is a tonal language"
2.tonal - having tonalitytonal - having tonality; i.e. tones and chords organized in relation to one tone such as a keynote or tonic
music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
atonal, unkeyed - characterized by avoidance of traditional western tonality
Translations
tonal [ˈtəʊnl] ADJtonal

tonal [ˈtəʊnəl] adjtonal(e)

tonal
adjklanglich, Klang-; (Mus: = regarding form) → tonal; (Art) → farblich, Farb-; tonal variationKlangvariation f; (in colours) → Farbabstufung f; tonal effects (in music) → Klangeffekte pl; (in painting) → Farbeffekte pl; tonal musictonale Musik; tonal value (Phot) → Farbwert m

tonal [ˈtəʊnl] adjtonale

tonal tone


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