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tonal::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | tonic |
| Derivation | tone |
Chinese is a tonal language.
tonal::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | tonality, tone |
Examples of tonal
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You'll also find, by the way, that most of their work is quite tonal, thank you.
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The vast majority of languages of this family are tonal such as Yoruba and Igbo.
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Algorithm for extraction of pitch and pitch salience from complex tonal signals.
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Despite its modernity, her music has a distinctly Sephardic and tonal character.
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This version includes the tonal tendencies and interesting titles for each tone.
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Higdon's style, still melodic and tonal, is more heartfelt than demanding here.
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I never knew that such tonal music could come from such a primitive instrument.
From the guardian.co.uk
Some languages are tonal, while others such as Wolof have pitch-accent systems.
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In a tonal language, like Chinese, different tones give words different meanings.
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- Tonic: employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words; "Chinese is a tonal language"
- Having tonality; i.e. tones and chords organized in relation to one tone such as a keynote or tonic
- (tonality) key: any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music
- Tonal is a concept within the study of Mesoamerican religion, myth, folklore and anthropology. It refers to the belief found in many indigenous Mesoamerican cultures that a person upon being born requires a close spiritual link to an animal, a link that lasts throughout the lives of both ...
- Tonality is a musical system that arranges pitches or chords to induce a hierarchy of perceived relations, stabilities, and attractions. The pitch or triadic chord with the greatest stability is called the tonic, and the root of the tonic chord is considered to be the key of a piece or song. Thus a piece in which the tonic chord is C major is said to be "in the key of C"...
- (tonality) The system of seven tones built on a tonic key; the 24 major and minor scales; A sound of specific pitch and quality; timbre; The quality of all the tones in a composition heard in relation to the tonic; The interrelation of the tones in a painting
- (tonally) In a tonal manner; Regarding tone
- (Tonality) The term used to describe the organization of the melodic and harmonic elements to give a feeling of a key center or a tonic pitch.
- (Tonality) Arrangement of colors in a painting so that one color dominates the work of art
