Tonality
noun, plural tonalities.
1.
Music.
the sum of relations, melodic and harmonic, existing between the tones of a scale or musical system.
a particular scale or system of tones; a key.
2.
(in painting, graphics, etc.) the system of tones or tints, or the color scheme, of a picture.
3.
the quality of tones.
noun (pl) -ties
1.
(music)
the actual or implied presence of a musical key in a composition
the system of major and minor keys prevalent in Western music since the decline of modes Compare atonality
2.
the overall scheme of colours and tones in a painting
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