(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.

plural of tonality

(art) An American artistic style of the nineteenth century, characterised by landscapes with a misty atmosphere and dark, neutral hues.

In a tonal manner. / Regarding tone.

Of or relating to tones or tonality. / Of or relating to the general character, mood, or trend of something. / (music) Employing tones that have a predictable relationship to some tonic.

(in Mesoamerican mythology) An animal companion which accompanies a person from birth to death.

In the Suzuki method of music teaching, the student's ability to produce and recognize a beautiful, ringing tone quality from a musical instrument.

plural of tonal

(music) The final, resolving note of a scale.

plural of tonal center