See Also: tonalist(dictionary)

tonalist (iou)



tonalist noun & adjective. E20.
[formed as TONALISM + -IST.]
A. noun.
Art. A painter who concentrates on achieving a harmonious arrangement of colour, light, and tone; spec. one belonging to a group of American landscape painters of the late 19th and early 20th cents. E20.
Music. A composer whose work is consciously based on tonality and (traditional) harmonies. L20.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Designating or pertaining to (the work or style of) a tonalist. L20.