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Definition of Tonality
1. Noun. Any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music.
Exact synonyms: Key
Generic synonyms: Musical Notation
Specialized synonyms: Major Key, Major Mode, Minor Key, Minor Mode, Home Key, Tonic Key
Derivative terms: Key, Tonal
Antonyms: Atonality
Generic synonyms: Musical Notation
Specialized synonyms: Major Key, Major Mode, Minor Key, Minor Mode, Home Key, Tonic Key
Derivative terms: Key, Tonal
Antonyms: Atonality
Definition of Tonality
1. n. The principle of key in music; the character which a composition has by virtue of the key in which it is written, or through the family relationship of all its tones and chords to the keynote, or tonic, of the whole.
Definition of Tonality
1. a system of tones [n -TIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tonality
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