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Tonality   /toʊnˈæləti/   Listen
Tonality

noun
1.
Any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music.  Synonym: key.





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"Tonality" Quotes from Famous Books



... never ceased for six days was no longer heard, though the air continued to hum with the vibrations of the diabolical tone. The black friar knelt beside the dying one, and drawing an ivory crucifix from his habit held it to Mendoza's face. Baruch, aroused by the cessation of the torturing tonality, opened his eyes, which were as black as blood, saw the symbol of Christianity, and with a final effort forced from ...
— Melomaniacs • James Huneker


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