tonality
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Neal Stulberg will conduct a chorus consisting of the ensemble Tonality and members of Los Angeles church and synagogue choirs; a brass and percussion orchestra; and two vocal soloists.
From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2023
Tonality appears in music across diverse genres and cultures, though the scales differ greatly between, say, Indian classical and American folk.
From Science Magazine • Aug. 11, 2022
Phil New Music Group in a salute to Dutch composer Louis Andriessen, plus performances by the piano duo Hocket, the alt-classic ensemble Wild Up and the choral group Tonality, among many others.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2022
Tonality had its comeback, to the extent that it ever went away.
From The New Yorker • Aug. 20, 2018
Tonality is said to be present in a piece of music when every element in it is referred to, gets its significance from its relation to, a fundamental tone, the tonic.
From The Psychology of Beauty by Howes, Ethel Dench Puffer
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Music - Middle School
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Music - High School
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