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tonality

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for tonality.

Editorial note

The tragedy is the contender to the throne is Mandarin Chinese (with it's tonality).

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

The interrelation of the tones in a painting.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of tonality gathered in one view.

noun

The interrelation of the tones in a painting.

noun

(music) The system of seven tones built on a tonic key; the 24 major and minor scales.

noun

(music) The quality of all the tones in a composition heard in relation to the tonic.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for tonality.

noun

The interrelation of the tones in a painting.

noun

(music) The system of seven tones built on a tonic key; the 24 major and minor scales.

noun

(music) The quality of all the tones in a composition heard in relation to the tonic.

noun

(music) A sound of specific pitch and quality; timbre.

Example sentences

1

The tragedy is the contender to the throne is Mandarin Chinese (with it's tonality).

2

We've all had prospective partners and clients who gave great tonality in the initial conversations, only to go dark.

3

What makes a recording stand out is interesting music elements like song form, rhythm, tonality, etc...

4

So, the books I've mentioned, don't deny the classical ideas of tonality and chords and voice-leading and all.

5

Recorded music is not mentioned, blues tonality is not mentioned, there is no theory of groove or syncopation, and there's nothing about lyrics.

6

There are no words in 7erb that function as adjectives - However, vocal pitch and tonality can indicate degrees of closeness, height, intensity etc.

7

This means tonality, volume, cadence, body language, everything.

8

Anyways I think it's very difficult, even to get something satisfactory rhythmically, not to mention tonality and a second piano.

9

If there's good tonality, schedule a meetup in person for more dialog.

10

The substrates couldn't capture tonality, dynamic range or action very well.

11

In well tempered tuning each tonality would sound slightly different.

12

The language is so strange, because is based on using the same word ( twin 1 uses 'bahdi', twin 2 'budji' - approx phonetic rendering), repeatedly but changing tonality, like in cantonese.

Quote examples

1

Way more popular than "Tonality" and the other features at the tail end of the list...

2

Oh, I agree with the tonality of the article, alright, but i don't subscribe in the "White Knight Firefox" story.

3

If you have the slightest hesitation at all in your tonality, the driver will all of the sudden get a case of "I don't know that location, can you give me directions".

Proper noun examples

1

Tonality and body language leave very important clues.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use tonality in a sentence?

The tragedy is the contender to the throne is Mandarin Chinese (with it's tonality).

What does tonality mean?

The interrelation of the tones in a painting.

What part of speech is tonality?

tonality is commonly used as noun.