Related Words for tonality

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WordSyllablesCategories
key
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Noun, Noun
timbre
/x
Noun
tones
/
Noun
sonority
x/xx
Noun
musicality
xx/xx
Noun
harmonic
x/x
Noun, Adjective
intonation
xx/x
Noun
sharpness
/x
Noun
melody
/xx
Noun
coloration
xx/x
Noun
loudness
/x
Noun
composition
xx/x
Noun
naturalness
/xx
Noun
resonance
/xx
Noun
phrasing
/x
Noun
nuance
/x
Noun
saturation
xx/x
Noun
gradations
x/x
Noun
colour
/x
Noun
expressiveness
x/xx
Noun
texture
/x
Noun
crispness
/x
Noun
expressivity
xx/xx
Noun
modulations
xx/x
Noun
harmony
/xx
Noun
brightness
/x
Noun
melodic
x/x
Adjective
color
/x
Noun
smoothness
/x
Noun
softness
/x
Noun
subtlety
/xx
Noun
syncopation
/xxx
Noun
luminosity
xx/xx
Noun
flatness
/x
Noun
contrapuntal
x//x
Adjective
rhythm
/x
Noun
emotionality
/xx/xx
Noun
tonic
/x
Noun, Adjective
pentatonic
/x/x
Adjective
modality
x/xx
Noun
tenth
/
Noun
seventh
/x
Name
ninth
/
Name
range
/
Noun
dominant
/xx
Adjective
mode
/
Noun
minor key
/x/
Phrase, Noun
gamut
/x
Noun
melodic minor scale
x/x/x/
Phrase, Noun
keynote
/x
Noun
modulator
/xxx
Noun
palette
/x
Noun
natural minor scale
/xx/x/
Phrase, Noun
temperament
/xx
Noun
octave
/x
Noun
pent
/
Noun
diatonic
xx/x
Adjective
triadic
/xx
Adjective
major
/x
Noun
meter
/x
Noun
minor
/x
Noun, Adjective
tempo
/x
Noun
silvery
/xx
Adjective
sombre
/x
Adjective
subdued
x/
Adjective
pitch
/
Noun
affective
x/x
Adjective
abandonment
x/xx
Noun
dissolution
xx/x
Noun
somber
/x
Adjective
establishes
x/xx
Verb
prevailing
x/x
Verb
ambiguous
x/xx
Adjective
shifts
/
Verb, Noun
bounds
/
Noun
piety
/xx
Noun
expanded
x/x
Verb
modal
/x
Adjective
darker
/x
Adjective
feeling
/x
Noun
directional
x/xx
Adjective
disintegration
xxx/x
Noun
blond
/
Adjective
music
/x
Noun
mood
/
Noun
progression
x/x
Noun
song
/
Noun
breakdown
/x
Noun
extended
x/x
Adjective
classical
/xx
Adjective
idea
x/x
Noun
tint
/
Noun, Verb
type
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
headlines
/x
Noun
tell
/
Verb, Noun
stovepipe
/x
Noun, Verb
bundle
/x
Noun, Verb
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
idiomatic
xxx/x
Adjective, Noun
pidgin
/x
Noun
expression
x/x
Noun
daylight
/x
Noun, Verb
aisle
/
Noun
stonewall
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective
bog
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
gloss
/
Noun, Verb
closet
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
maypole
/x
Noun, Verb
literally
/xxx
Adverb