tonalità

Definitions of tonalità
  1. noun
    a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
    synonyms: tono
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    type of:
    colore
    a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
  2. noun
    any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music
    synonyms: sistema tonale
  3. noun
    (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
    synonyms: timbro, tono
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    types:
    risonanza, sonito, sonorità
    having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant
    registro
    (music) the timbre that is characteristic of a certain range and manner of production of the human voice or of different pipe organ stops or of different musical instruments
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