tonality
English Thesaurus
1. any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | musical notation, |
| definition | : | (music) notation used by musicians (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | major key, major mode, |
| definition | : | a key whose harmony is based on the major scale (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | home key, tonic key, |
| definition | : | the basic key in which a piece of music is written (noun.communication) |
| antonym | : | atonalism, atonality, |
| definition | : | the absence of a key; alternative to the diatonic system (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | key, |
| definition | : | regulate the musical pitch of (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | tonal, |
| definition | : | having tonality; i.e. tones and chords organized in relation to one tone such as a keynote or tonic (adj.all) |
| antonym | : | atonalism, atonality, |
| definition | : | the absence of a key; alternative to the diatonic system (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | key, |
| definition | : | regulate the musical pitch of (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | tonal, |
| definition | : | having tonality; i.e. tones and chords organized in relation to one tone such as a keynote or tonic (adj.all) |
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