tonalitive, a. Mus. Obs. or rare.
(təʊˈnælɪtɪv)
[f. tonality + -ive.]
Of or pertaining to tonality.
| 1907 M. H. Glyn Rhythmic Conception of Music iii. 64 Nothing would seem more natural than that tonality should suggest ‘tonalitive’, but the word has not hitherto appeared. 1918 Mus. Assoc. Proc. 1917–18 162, I should expect the new tonalitive schemes of such composers as Debussy and Ravel to bring about great changes in composition. 1924 T. H. Y. Trotter Music & Mind 237 The old major and minor tonalitive schemes are giving way. |