tonality
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- noun
- /təˈnælɪti/
- Specialized
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tonalidad
- I set up the tonality by playing a scale and tonic-dominant arpeggios in the key.
- minor tonality
- major tonality
- tonality versus atonality
This would be more considered a tonality here or an A tonal chord, but.
- This would be more considered a tonality here or an A tonal chord, but.
Examples
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Singing warm-ups with a minor tonality is another great way to mentally prepare for rehearsals.
Academic text (2007) -
Students with a large vocabulary of songs in a variety of tonalities and meters are more likely to be successful.
Academic text (2003) -
Feel the meter and tonality and express it in the music.
Academic text (2001) -
Students could learn all of the songs mentioned above in minor tonality or triple meter.
Academic text (2003) -
Establish an aural understanding of tonality and meter; sing, move, and play instruments by ear.
Academic text (1999) -
Properly implemented, these aural-skills activities allow students to focus on musical content, such as tonality, meter, and style.
Academic text (2006) -
Students should repeat these exercises for as many tunes as possible in many styles, tonalities, and meters.
Academic text (1999) -
Try performing major-tonality songs in minor and duple-meter songs in triple, and vice versa.
Academic text (2011) -
Students echo, improvise, and read tonal patterns in major, minor, and other tonalities, such as Dorian and Mixolydian.
Academic text (1999) -
The composer decided to explore a new tonality by shifting from major to minor scales in his latest piece.
Synonyms
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6.0
A set of notes that forms the main sound of a song
Antonyms
How Tonal
- Specialized
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7.6
- Specialized
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9.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tonality comes from the simple word tone, which traces back to an old Greek word tonos meaning 'pitch' or 'tension'. So tonality originally names the system of tones or pitches that gives a piece its musical 'key' and feeling.