tonality

noun

Meaning

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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Related words

key(English)modal scale(English)diatonic scale(English)tone(English)leading tone(English)pentatonic(English)major scale(English)pentatonic scale(English)serialism(English)atonal(English)tonal(English)tritone(English)

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