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Tonality vs Monochrome - What's the difference?

tonality | monochrome |

In lang=en terms the difference between tonality and monochrome

is that tonality is the quality of all the tones in a composition heard in relation to the tonic while monochrome is a painting executed in shades of a single colour.

As an adjective monochrome is

having only one colour.

tonality

English

Noun

(wikipedia tonality) (tonalities)
  • (music) The system of seven tones built on a tonic key; the 24 major and minor scales.
  • (music) A sound of specific pitch and quality; timbre.
  • (music) The quality of all the tones in a composition heard in relation to the tonic.
  • The interrelation of the tones in a painting.

    • monochrome

    English

    (wikipedia monochrome)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A black and white image, especially such a photograph.
  • (dated) A painting executed in shades of a single colour.
  • A ceramic glaze of a single colour; an object so glazed.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • having only one colour
  • (photography) representing colours with shades of gray

    • Related terms

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