tonality

Plural: tonalities

Noun

• The system of tones and harmonies in music.
• any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music
• The system of seven tones built on a tonic key; the 24 major and minor scales.
• A sound of specific pitch and quality; timbre.
• The quality of all the tones in a composition heard in relation to the tonic.
• The interrelation of the tones in a painting.

Examples

• The sequence of his plays created a beautiful tonality of points, harmonizing for a high score.

Synonyms

key

Antonyms

atonality