tonal (tonal)

[ tonal it has become po ible to With this tonal system construct works of art of much greater extent, and much richer in forms and parts, much more energetic in expre ion, than any producible in past ages. Helmholtz , Sensations of Tone (trans.), p. 382. 2. Pertaining to tonality: as, a tonal fugue.Tonal fugue, in music. See Jugue. - Tonal imitation, in music, imitation within the limits of the tonality piece.