ton entier (ton an-ti-a) Fr

A whole tone: a musical unit, The unity in key relationship of a ton feint (ton fan) Fr. phrase or composition. In order to Feigned tone: an old term for a keep its tonality a composition must flatted tone, one that is lowered in not stray beyond the limits of easy pitch half a tone, return to a key. Tonality is more ton gene rat eur(ton zha-na-ra-tfir)Fr. n. important in purely instrumental The ruling or principal key in which music than in that accompanied by a piece is written, words, because in the latter case if ten majeur (tofi ma-zhur) Fr. tonality is not maintained the text The major key: a key in which the will supply the meaning of a pa age half tones fall between the third and which otherwise would lack in tell i fourth, and seventh and eighth notes gibility. See also key. both ascending and descending, tonante (to-nan'-te) It. adj. ton mineur (ton me-nur) Fr. Thundering; loud; tempestuous. ^ The minor key: a key in which the third note is three half tones above vand'-shaft) Ger. n.( ton' - an - fer - To nan ver wands chaft the first note of the scale. ton ouvert (ton oo-var) Fr. Key relationship; said of keys having one or more chords in common. Open tone: a natural tone. On a wind instrument the tone produced Tonart The key. (ton'-art) Ger. n. when none of the stops are pre ed. On a stringed instrument the tone moongk) Ger. n.( ton' - ba - shtim' - Ton be stim mung produced when the string is not pre ed against the frets with the The determining of tones by math left hand. ematics, that is, according to the number of their vibrations per second.