tonality

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Noun

tonality noun

The system of seven tones built on a tonic key; the 24 major and minor scales.
A sound of specific pitch and quality; timbre.
The quality of all the tones in a composition heard in relation to the tonic.
The interrelation of the tones in a painting.

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Synonyms

key modal scale diatonic scale tone leading tone pentatonic major scale pentatonic scale whole tone pantonality tonal center tonic whole-tone scale diatonicism septenary tetrachord

Associated

serialism atonal tonal tritone diatonic modality dissonance debussy harmonic dissonant modal

Rhymes

vitality individuality sentimentality mortality geniality morality personality brutality banality totality

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