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1. (n.) tonality
the sum of relations, melodic and harmonic, existing between the tones of a scale or musical system.
2. tonality
a particular scale or system of tones; a key.
3. tonality
(in painting, graphics, etc.) the system of tones or tints, or the color scheme, of a picture.
4. tonality
the quality of tones.
Etymology: (1830–40)
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1. (noun) key, tonality
any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music
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1. (noun) tonality
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
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