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tonality

/toh-nal-i-tee/US // toʊˈnæl ɪ ti //UK // (təʊˈnælɪtɪ) //

调性,色调,声调,调子

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural to·nal·i·ties.

    • : Music. the sum of relations, melodic and harmonic, existing between the tones of a scale or musical system.a particular scale or system of tones; a key.
    • : the system of tones or tints, or the color scheme, of a picture.
    • : the quality of tones.

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Examples

  • The tonality is, in some ways, unique to the platform itself, and also has to do with what we’re trying to accomplish through that platform specifically.

  • It is necessary therefore to collect the scanty notices which we possess bearing upon the tonality of Greek music.

  • It must be vain to attempt to discover the tonality of a short fragment which has neither beginning nor end.

  • This octave, however, represents merely the compass (ambitus or tessitura) of the melody: it has nothing to do with its tonality.

  • His emotional centre is in being sensitive to the feel of the place or to the tonality of the person.

  • The melodic form of the scale can then be taught, and both forms practised to give plenty of freedom in the new tonality.