Tonal
adjective, Music.
1.
pertaining to or having tonality.
adjective
1.
of or relating to tone
2.
of, relating to, or utilizing the diatonic system; having an established key Compare atonal
3.
(of an answer in a fugue) not having the same melodic intervals as the subject, so as to remain in the original key
denoting a fugue as having such an answer Compare real1 (sense 11)
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