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Recent Examples of tonal
On the other end of the tonal spectrum, rom-com Nobody Wants This led a strong Netflix comedy roster with 15.2 million viewers over five weeks.
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Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
But the film comes by its tonal shifts and narrative changes honestly — its twists are organic and rooted in character — which is quite an accomplishment for a feature directing debut.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 May 2025
Salome, in the grisly final scene, reasserts a degree of tonal stability, but dissonant uproar resumes when Herod commands her death.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
One pair leans into deep, tonal shades of purple, burgundy and soft blue, while the other uses a high-contrast palette of black, purple and yellow.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 16 May 2025
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Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
But the film comes by its tonal shifts and narrative changes honestly — its twists are organic and rooted in character — which is quite an accomplishment for a feature directing debut.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 May 2025
Salome, in the grisly final scene, reasserts a degree of tonal stability, but dissonant uproar resumes when Herod commands her death.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
One pair leans into deep, tonal shades of purple, burgundy and soft blue, while the other uses a high-contrast palette of black, purple and yellow.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tonal
Adjective
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So a lot of factors went into the harmonic convergence that coalesced into this critical mass.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2025
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The major-sevenths, by stuffing four notes into the chords, offered greater harmonic options, and Sikes was determined to take advantage of them, encouraging Wayne to incorporate the dissonant notes into her high harmonies.—
Tom Roland,
Billboard,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Sigur Rós have announced the final leg of their orchestral tour to take place in North America.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
29 May 2025
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This plays to the strengths of orchestral music like John Adams’ The Gospel According to the Other Mary.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
27 May 2025
Adjective
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Each voice has its own rhythmic room and frequency.—
Daegan Miller
June 5,
Literary Hub,
5 June 2025
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Inside, flickering lights, marigold garlands and rhythmic chants create an atmosphere of devotion.—
Zia ur-Rehman Asim Hafeez,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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Hudson buttressed Al Kooper’s original organ part into a chordal fortress, part of an incendiary performance that surges to peak after peak.—
Jon Pareles,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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Learning Greene’s chordal vocabulary on this record, living in his perfect counterpoint, is a constant inspiration for me.—
Giovanni Russonello,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The album is almost entirely instrumental, featuring a polyphonic blend of percussion, strings, keyboards, synths, and woodwinds, with André’s flute driving the downbeat.—
Ime Ekpo,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Walter, whose polyphonic sensibility first charmed me in Beautiful Ruins, has here made something salty, sinewy, and satisfying from fairly tough material.—
Emily Temple
May 27,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2025
Adjective
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How does this make any sense except as a very stupid, clumsy, idiotic no good way to give us a homophonic bridge to Gandalf.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
3 Oct. 2024
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The content creator also used a homophonic slur at several points throughout the clip.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
1 Aug. 2024
Adjective
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More specifically, tracks from his 2011 debut mixtape House of Balloons were delivered with the urgency and conviction of that same mysterious musician with a penchant for lyrical tawdriness.—
Candace McDuffie,
VIBE.com,
6 June 2025
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There’s seemingly not much back-and-forth on the lyrical themes or specifics.—
Katherine Turman,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2025
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“Tonal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tonal. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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