tonality

to·nal·i·ty  (t-nl-t)

n. pl. to·nal·i·ties

1. 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.

2. The scheme or interrelation of the tones in a painting.

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tonality [təʊˈnælɪtɪ]

n pl -ties

1. (Music / Classical Music) Music

a.  the actual or implied presence of a musical key in a composition

b.  the system of major and minor keys prevalent in Western music since the decline of modes Compare atonality

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) the overall scheme of colours and tones in a painting

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

tonality - any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music key musical notation - (music) notation used by musicians major key, major mode - a key whose harmony is based on the major scale minor key, minor mode - a key based on the minor scale home key, tonic key - the basic key in which a piece of music is written atonalism, atonality - the absence of a key; alternative to the diatonic system

Translations

tonality [təʊˈnælɪtɪ] N → tonalidad f

tonality [təʊˈnæləti] n → tonalité f

tonality

n (Mus) → Tonalität f; (of voice) → Klang m; (of poem) → Tonart f; (of painting) → Farbkomposition f