Word Finder - tonality

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The system of seven tones built on a tonic key; the 24 major and minor scales.

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A sound of specific pitch and quality; timbre.

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The quality of all the tones in a composition heard in relation to the tonic.

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The interrelation of the tones in a painting.

Humidity most certainly affects the tonality of a pipe organ.

So persistently does the human ear rebel against the division of the tetrachord into two greater tones and a leimma or hemitone, as represented by the fractions 9, 9, 26, that, centuries before the possibility of reconciling the demands of the ear with those of exact science was satisfactorily demonstrated, the Aristoxenian school advocated the use of an empirical scale, sounding pleasant to the sense, in preference to an unpleasing tonality founded upon immutable proportions.

These scales were not, as is vulgarly supposed, wholly abolished in favour of our modern tonality in the 17th century.

The tonality is confident not boastful, intelligent but not parental, playful and in plain English.

I heard greater dynamic contrast, a larger and more cohesive soundstage, and a clearer, more realistic rendering of tonality.

The front satellites incorporate tweeters and mid-range drivers for detailed mid-to-high tonality, and the reinforced wood subwoofer provides dynamic bass.

Plus, a Tone knob adjusts the overall tonality of the pedal.

It can be useful when dealing with some of the compositional matters that intrigue me and also in exploring tonality.

His class however continued in their search for a modern voice without abandoning tonality.

When it comes time to add vocals - or another acoustic instrument - the mic simulator recreates the ideal tonality for various recording applications.

The finale reworks the opening orchestral theme from a minor tonality to a modal one.

Great singing isn't necessarily limited to those with the best tonality, pitch, or vocal range.

It is not such a secret it was already clear for Marx that greed is the basic affective tonality of calculative reason.

But in fact the music of India and Africa and Asia and America is fantastically close to western tonality in its scalic intervals.

The wrong voice tonality could absolutely kill a session.

The bluesy tonality of this haunting song created a decidedly late-night feel, as did the gently drifting melody.

Great singing is n't necessarily limited to those with the best tonality, pitch, or vocal range.

In antiphonal music, or music modeled on the antiphonal situation of solo and chorus, tonality shifts regularly between solo and chorus sections.

This can be important if a particular guitar phrase has a tonality that can't be found on certain strings - the wound strings of the bottom three strings might be able to sound the same note as one of the three higher strings.