tonality

noun
🔊/təʊˈnæləti/
🔊/təʊˈnæləti/
[uncountable, countable]
(plural tonalities)
(music音乐)
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  1. the quality of a piece of music that depends on the key in which it is written调性
    • The piece then shifts in tonality, setting a more hopeful mood.然后乐曲的音调发生变化,使心情更加充满希望。
    • His music exhibits great originality and harmonic interest without abandoning the principles of tonality.他的音乐表现出极大的原创性和和声趣味,却没有放弃音调原理。