tonality

English

Etymology

From French tonalité

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ælɪti

Noun

tonality (plural tonalities)

(music) The system of seven tones built on a tonic key; the 24 major and minor scales.
(music) A sound of specific pitch and quality; timbre.
(music) The quality of all the tones in a composition heard in relation to the tonic.
The interrelation of the tones in a painting.

Translations

system of seven tones and tonic key

Catalan: tonalitat f
Finnish: tonaalisuus (fi)
French: tonalité (fr) f
Norwegian:
Bokmål: tonalitet m

Nynorsk: tonalitet m

Occitan: tonalitat f
Russian: тона́льность (ru) f (tonálʹnostʹ)
Swedish: tonalitet (sv) c

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