Associations to the word «Tonality»

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

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

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

TONALITY, noun. The interrelation of the tones in a painting.

TONALITY, noun. Any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music.