Tonart
dieNounmusical key
English translations
- 01
key
- 02
tonality
- 03
mode
Word details
- German meaning
- Die Tonart ist die musikalische Grundlage eines Stückes, bestimmt durch den Grundton und das Tongeschlecht (Dur oder Moll).
- English meaning
- The key is the musical foundation of a piece, determined by the tonic and the mode (major or minor).
- Synonym
- Klangfarbe, Stimmung
- German example
- Das Lied steht in der Tonart C-Dur.
- English example
- The song is in the key of C major.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Tonart
- Plural Form
- die Tonarten
Related words
- A-Dur
A major
- tonal
Tonal
- hypoionisch
Hypoionian
- hypodorisch
Hypodorian
- hypophrygisch
Hypophrygian
- hypolydisch
Hypolydian is a medieval church mode corresponding to the modern Ionian mode.
- B-Dur
B-flat major is a musical key based on the root note B-flat, forming a major scale.
- Hauptton
Keynote, main tone, underlying tone
- Tonalität
Tonality
- mixolydisch
Mixolydian
- Des
D flat
- Moll
minor key
- Moll
minor key
- Dur
Major
- C-Dur
C major is a key in music that is based on the root note C and uses a major scale.
- Kapodaster
A capo is a device used on the neck of a stringed instrument, usually a guitar, to raise the pitch of all the strings simultaneously.
- Quintenzirkel
Circle of fifths
- atonal
Atonal
- keramisch
ceramic
- As-Dur
A-flat major
- H-dur
B major is a musical key based on the tonic B and forming a major scale.
- a-Moll
A minor
- H-Dur
B major
Example sentences with “Tonart”
Das Lied steht in der Tonart C-Dur. (The song is in the key of C major.)
Frequently asked questions
Is Tonart feminine?
Yes, 'die Tonart'.