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tonality vs major mode

major mode vs tonality

tonality and major mode both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tonality Yes No No No
major mode Yes No No No
As nouns, major mode is a hyponym of tonality; that is, major mode 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 mode: a key whose harmony is based on the major scale
Other hyponyms of tonality include major key, minor key, minor mode, home key, tonic key.
tonality (noun) major mode (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 mode

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