What does Tonality mean?
Definitions for Tonality
toʊˈnæl ɪ titonal·i·ty
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Tonality.
Princeton's WordNet
key, tonalitynoun
any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music
Wiktionary
tonalitynoun
The system of seven tones built on a tonic key; the 24 major and minor scales.
tonalitynoun
A sound of specific pitch and quality; timbre.
tonalitynoun
The quality of all the tones in a composition heard in relation to the tonic.
tonalitynoun
The interrelation of the tones in a painting.
ChatGPT
tonality
Tonality is a system in music where a specific note, known as the tonic, is identified as the root or central pitch around which other notes, scales, keys, and chords are organized, creating a hierarchical structure. This concept, which is prevalent in Western classical music, aids in defining the sense of resolution or completion and establishing a piece’s primary key or 'home' sound.
Webster Dictionary
Tonalitynoun
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
Wikidata
Tonality
Tonality is a system/language of music in which specific hierarchical pitch relationships are based on a key "center"—the tonic triad; that is, on hierarchical relationships between the triads. The term tonalité originated with Alexandre-Étienne Choron and was borrowed by François-Joseph Fétis in 1840. Although Fétis used it as a general term for a system of musical organization and spoke of types de tonalités rather than a single system, today the term is most often used to refer to major–minor tonality, the system of musical organization of the common practice period, and of Western-influenced popular music throughout much of the world today.
Matched Categories
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Tonality in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Tonality in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of Tonality in a Sentence
It seems to me that our American colleagues should now be somewhat distracted from the instructive tonality that they have been spreading over the years in relation to other countries, take a look in the mirror and then describe everything that they saw there in statements, like those they addressed to many countries of the world, we presume that, in carrying out measures to curb looting and other illegal actions, the authorities should not violate the rights of Americans to peaceful protest.
Popularity rank by frequency of use
Translations for Tonality
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
Get even more translations for Tonality »
Translation
Find a translation for the Tonality definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Tonality." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 28 Mar. 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/Tonality>.
Discuss these Tonality definitions with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In