tonality

“It’s a change of tonality without a change of policy.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 15, 2026

“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.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2023

“This time, however, we did it the wrong way. We lacked sensitivity around an incredibly serious tragedy, and our tonality was completely inappropriate. We are so sorry.”

From Seattle Times ● May 23, 2023

But this production imbues modern vernacular in its tonality, and in a way that the audience understands.

From Salon ● May 18, 2023

Of all his impressionable Viennese pupils, none embraced this dismantling of tonality quite as enthusiastically as Arnold Schoenberg.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

“So, I was looking forward just learning from him and hearing new songs and new tonalities that were going to inform the work,” Kitt said.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 2, 2022

But of all the music being composed today, hers might be the clearest expression of the American experiment, in all its varied hues and tonalities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2022

She chose what she chose, adding the tonalities and resonances of strings, chimes, water sounds, keyboard effects and layered voices to create its singular sound palette.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 8, 2021

“I can get about seven to eight different tonalities depending on how I run the laser and color the illustration.”

From Washington Times ● Apr. 17, 2021

Although it will be a low-budget number, the script itself is chock-full of disturbing truths and has the most fascinating tonalities and ironies.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole