tonalities
Key-based sound qualities
Tonalities is the plural of tonality, which in music refers to the organization of pitches around a central note or key.
A piece in the tonality of C major, for instance, uses that note as its home base.
The term extends to visual arts, where it describes the overall color scheme or quality of light in a work.
More broadly, tonality can refer to the general character or feel of something: The tonalities of her poetry shifted from hopeful to melancholic.
Frequency of sound
- keyLock-opening device
- scaleMeasure of relative size
- chordNotes sounded simultaneously
- intervalDuration between two points
modulation · timbre · overtones · undertone · harmonic · dissonance · consonance · resonance
Prevailing emotional condition
- atmosphereGaseous layer around planets
- ambianceMood of surroundings
- feelingSensed inner state
- sentimentFelt attitude or view
tenor · character · nuance · undercurrent · quality · shade · inflection · subtlety
pitch
Frequency of sound
interval · modulation · timbre · overtones · undertone · harmonic · dissonance · consonance · resonance · chromaticism
mood
Prevailing emotional condition
- atmosphereGaseous layer around planets
- ambianceMood of surroundings
- feelingSensed inner state
sentiment · tenor · character · nuance · undercurrent · quality · shade · inflection · subtlety · temperament
inflection
Word form alteration
stress · contour · prosody · register · modulation · emphasis · expression · nuance · variation
hue
Color's specific character
- shadeDarkness from blocked light
- tintFaint color addition
- saturationState of complete permeation
chroma · gradation · value · warmth · coolness · undertone · overtone · cast · coloration · pigmentation