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directional tonality: a standalone construct

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directionaltonality1 CONSTRUCTDirectional tonalityKREBS · MUSIC THEORY

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Music theory

a tonal plan in which a piece begins in one key and ends in another rather than returning to its opening tonic.

In music theory, directional tonality refers to a tonal plan in which a piece begins in one key and ends in another rather than returning to its opening tonic. This meaning comes from Krebs (1981) in Journal of Music Theory.[1]

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opening1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone constructtonality1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone constructtonic3 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs

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  1. Krebs, H. (1981). Alternatives to Monotonality in Early Nineteenth-Century Music. Journal of Music Theory, 25(1), 1. https://doi.org/10.2307/843464

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