tonality

The A, D and G strings are all tuned an octave higher than a standard guitar, adding a new level of tonality.

The next chapter the tempo shifts, tonalities of joy, and solos of love are spoken.

His special Gulf Coast mix of country, pop, folk and rock added instruments and tonalities more commonly found in the Caribbean, like steel drums.

“He was really surprised by that, because he didn’t necessarily see it that way. At the same time, he was relieved because we’d found the right tonality for the story.”

This piano music — laced as it is with those recognizable tonalities — doesn’t simply resolve there.