tonality

tonality
noun (plural -ties) Date: 1838 1. tonal quality 2. a. key 7 b. the organization of all the tones and harmonies of a piece of music in relation to a tonic 3. the arrangement or interrelation of the tones of a work of visual art

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  • Tonality — ist ein Begriff aus dem Bereich der Kommunikation. Tonality ist ein Teil der Werbebotschaft, der über Stil und Atmosphäre an den Empfänger vermittelt wird. Die Tonality für den Werbetext, also den verbalen Teil der Werbung, wird oft tone of voice …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Tonality — To*nal i*ty, n. [Cf. F. tonalit[ e].] (Mus.) 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tonality — index intonation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • tonality — (n.) 1824; see TONAL (Cf. tonal) + ITY (Cf. ity) …   Etymology dictionary

  • tonality — ► NOUN (pl. tonalities) 1) the character of a piece of music as determined by the key in which it is played or the relations between the notes of a scale or key. 2) the use of conventional keys and harmony as the basis of musical composition. 3)… …   English terms dictionary

  • tonality — [tō nal′ə tē] n. pl. tonalities 1. quality of tone 2. Art the color scheme of a painting 3. Music a) in composition, the organization of tones around a central or pivotal tone or pitch class b) in music based on the major minor system, KEY …   English World dictionary

  • Tonality — This article is about the musical system. For linguistic feature, see Tone (linguistics). Perfect authentic cadence (IV64 V7 I progression) in C   …   Wikipedia

  • tonality — tonalitive, adj. /toh nal i tee/, n., pl. tonalities. 1. Music. a. the sum of relations, melodic and harmonic, existing between the tones of a scale or musical system. b. a particular scale or system of tones; a key. 2. (in painting, graphics,… …   Universalium

  • tonality — UK [təʊˈnælətɪ] / US [toʊˈnælətɪ] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms tonality : singular tonality plural tonalities 1) music the use of a particular key for writing a piece of music 2) art the range of colours used in a painting …   English dictionary

  • tonality — tonalità ит. [тоналита/] Tonalität нем. [тоналитэ/т] tonalité фр. [тоналитэ/] tonality англ. [тоунэ/лити] тональность …   Словарь иностранных музыкальных терминов

  • tonality — [[t]toʊnæ̱lɪti[/t]] tonalities N VAR Tonality is the presence of a musical key in a piece of music. [TECHNICAL] …   English dictionary

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