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tonalities
调性
tonalities is the plural of tonality.
any of the 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework of a piece of music
- 1.
The system of seven tones built on a tonic key; the 24 major and minor scales.
建立于主音上的七音体系；24个大调和小调音阶。
- 2.
A sound of specific pitch and quality; timbre.
具有特定音高和音质的声音；音色。
- 3.
The quality of all the tones in a composition heard in relation to the tonic.
乐曲中所有音调相对于主音被感知的性质。
- 4.
The interrelation of the tones in a painting.
绘画中色调的相互关系。
建立于主音上的七音体系；24个大调和小调音阶。；具有特定音高和音质的声音；音色。；乐曲中所有音调相对于主音被感知的性质。；绘画中色调的相互关系。；音调
In use
The composer's careful use of tonality makes it easy to hear when the music changes from one key to another.
In music class, we listened to two pieces and compared their tonalities.
Some modern composers deliberately abandon traditional tonality to create a feeling of unease.
the tonality of [something]
常用所有格结构说明某一作品的调性。
The tonality of the piece changes gradually.
这首乐曲的调性逐渐变化。
in a [major/minor] tonality
用于说明作品使用的调式，通常与 major 或 minor 连用。
The song is written in a minor tonality.
这首歌以小调性写成。
from one tonality to another
tonality 为可数名词，此结构强调调性的转换。
Connections
Collocations
- major tonality
- 大调调性
- The piece opens in a bright major tonality.这首乐曲以明亮的大调调性开场。
- minor tonality
- 小调调性
- Her music often uses a somber minor tonality.她的音乐常常使用忧郁的小调调性。
- sense of tonality
- 调性感
- The atonal passage gradually erodes the sense of tonality.无调性段落逐渐削弱了调性感。
- establish tonality
- 确立调性
- The opening chords establish the tonality clearly.开头和弦清晰地确立了调性。
- shift in tonality
- 调性转换
- There is a sudden shift in tonality before the final movement.在最后乐章之前出现了突然的调性转换。
- underlying tonality
Learner notes
Memory Tip
tonality 开头就是 tone（音调），记住「音调的性质」就是音乐的调性。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：music theory、musicology 该词在描述音乐调性时多用于专业语料或乐理讨论，属于较正式的术语。日常口语中较少出现。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都含 -ality，重读都在 /æ/ 上，从重读音节到词尾与 tonality /təuˈnæliti/ 押韵。注意：tonality 的开头读 /təʊ-/，不是 /tʌn-/；拼写相似的 tone /təʊn/ 和 tonal /ˈtəʊnəl/ 发音不同，不要混淆。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.