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tonality vs major key

major key vs tonality

tonality and major key both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tonality Yes No No No
major key Yes No No No
As nouns, major key is a hyponym of tonality; that is, major key is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tonality:
  • tonality: any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music
  • major key: a key whose harmony is based on the major scale
Other hyponyms of tonality include major mode, minor key, minor mode, home key, tonic key.
tonality (noun) major key (noun)
any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music a key whose harmony is based on the major scale
Difference between tonality and major key

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