tonalist

[ tohn-l-ist ]

/ ˈtoʊn l ɪst /

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noun

a person who works with or uses tonality, especially one who uses traditional tonality rather than atonality in composing music.

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Origin of tonalist

First recorded in 1900–05; tonal + -ist

Tonalist, with his fresh legs, surged past Commissioner to take the race by a nose.
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