tonality
/təʊˈnæləti/ (bre, ipa) · [tonˈæləti] /təʊˈnæləti/ (ame, ipa) · [tonˈæləti] /tō-ˈna-lə-tē How to pronounce tonality (audio)/ (ame, mw)
tonality — 名詞
- tonalitysingular
- tonalitiesplural
1. the musical key system that keeps a song or piece centred on one main note and t
調性
樂曲以主音為中心形成的調式感
the musical key system that keeps a song or piece centred on one main note and the chords that belong with it.
During rehearsal, Defne moved the hymn into a lower tonality for the choir.
排練時，Defne 把那首聖歌改成較低的調性，好讓合唱團更容易唱。
move music into a lower tonality
Ada said the last chord confirmed the song's major tonality.
Ada 說最後一個和弦證明這首歌採用大調調性。
major tonality confirmed by the final chord
The film score shifts tonality when the children enter the empty house.
當孩子們走進空屋時，電影配樂的調性也跟著改變。
Haruto played the same melody again, but in a darker tonality.
Haruto 又彈了一次同樣的旋律，只是換成較陰暗的調性。
The lullaby's soft tonality helped the baby settle after midnight.
這首搖籃曲柔和的調性讓嬰兒在午夜後慢慢安靜下來。
- key
the everyday music word for the main pitch centre; less abstract than tonality
- key centre
a more technical term that focuses on the home note rather than the whole harmonic system
- tonal system
broader and more analytic, often used when discussing how harmony is organised
- atonality
music organised without a stable key centre
文法句型
the tonality of [piece/song]
change the tonality
in a major/minor tonality
用法筆記
Mostly used in music theory, teaching, and criticism rather than casual everyday talk. It often appears with adjectives such as major, minor, dark, or bright, or with verbs like change and shift.