tonality
/tə(ʊ)ˈnalɪti/
US pronunciation
American sound/tə(ʊ)ˈnalɪti/
təʊˈnalɪti
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Stress
- 2nd syllable stress
- Vowel
- Schwa vowel
- Ending
- Final y vowel sound
təʊ - ˈnalɪti -> tonality
Myanmar meaning
(music) ဂီတ သံစဉ်၏ အသံအရည်အသွေး။
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- ‘Her subtle shading, elegant phrasing, and expressive tonal colors were even more impressive.’
- ‘His formula gives an exceptionally brilliant tonal rendition and a very cool image color.’
- ‘His sense of rhythmic freedom, elasticity of phrasing, romantic ardor, and caressing tonal hues set a new standard for the four Chopin Ballades.’
- ‘It is always refreshing to experience an outstanding début concert, especially when the artists display a balance of tonal beauty with insightful involving musicianship.’
- ‘Her beautiful tonal shadings made the 1912 cycle Coleccion de Tonadillas Escritas en Estilo Antiguo by Enrique Granados a musical delight.’
- ‘A lack of warm cantabile tone, tone subtleties and tonal gradation impoverished the rich melodic lines of the mentioned works.’
- ‘She manages beautifully subtle shifts in tempo without crossing over into the soupy, and she applies a large palette of tonal color tastefully.’
- ‘I always went along when Dad played the organ and one day I started helping to pull the registers, something that maybe had an early influence on the choice of tonal colors that now play an important role in my job.’
- ‘Feldman specifies many tonal colors that the musicians go to pains to reproduce accurately and engagingly.’
- ‘Eschewing the brilliant primaries of his still lifes of the 1920s, he limits himself to only a few colours, creating a tonal harmony closer perhaps to the work of fellow Iona painter George Houston than to the other colourists.’
- ‘The Schubert was likewise a weaving of wonderful tonal colors and pianistic power.’
- ‘But both composers weave melodic material and unusual tonal colors in a way that is accessible, and worthy of repeated listening.’
- ‘The attractive tonal colours derived from some fresh sounding natural horns and focused woodwind, as well as a superb string tone.’
- ‘One rule of thumb is that muted pinks in the warmer tonal families will generally flatter almost any skin color or tone regardless of age.’
- ‘The gorgeous tonal colors of this music have rarely glistened so brightly!’
- ‘Backgrounds become darker and colours more tonal.’
- ‘The colors are primaries and secondaries, rich and tonal, with an occasional warm gray or black thrown in.’
- ‘All this music needs is a virtuoso with technique to burn and a grand array of tonal colors.’
- ‘Putting that aside and simply listening to the sound itself, one hears a voice of remarkable purity and tonal beauty along with a command of style and color that any singer would kill for.’
- ‘His dazzling virtuosity and sweeping tonal palette made the music truly live.’
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