1. tonal - Noun
2. tonal - Adjective
having tonality; i.e. tones and chords organized in relation to one tone such as a keynote or tonic
employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words
Source: WordNetI love the subtlety and tonal range of the acoustic guitar. Dan Fogelberg
Since light is best expressed through differences in color quality, color should not be handled as a tonal gradation, to produce the effect of light. Hans Hofmann
Music is the tonal analogue of emotive life. Susanne Langer
Dodging and burning are steps to take care of mistakes God made in establishing tonal relationships. Ansel Adams
Prokofiev's music is usually based on a firm sense of tonality. Whatever tonal uncertainty and ambiguity one experiences, mainly in developmental passages, they are mostly short-lived. Boris Berman
All that interests me is the grey areas, the passages and the tonal sequences, the pictorial spaces, overlaps and interlockings. If I had any way of abandoning the object as the bearer of this structure, I would immediately start painting abstracts. Gerhard Richter