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	Tone may refer to: Music Theory Pitch (music) Pitch (music) Pitch represents the perceived fundamental frequency of a sound. It is one of the three major auditory system attributes of sounds along with loudness and timbre.... , the perceived frequency of a note or sound (see also pure tone Pure tone A pure tone is a tone with a sinusoidal waveshape.A sine wave is characterized by its frequency ? the number of cycles per second, or its wavelength ? the distance the waveform travels through its medium within a period, and the amplitude ? the size of each cycle.... ) Note Note In music, the term note has two primary meanings: 1) a sign used in musical notation to represent the relative duration and pitch of a sound; and 2) a pitched sound itself.... , the name of a pitch Whole tone, or major second, a commonly occurring musical interval Timbre Timbre In music, timbre is the quality of a musical note or sound or tone that distinguishes different types of sound production, such as voices or musical instruments.... , the quality of a musical note or sound that distinguishes different types of sound production Gregorian chants Gregorian chant Gregorian chant is the central tradition of Western plainsong, a form of monophony liturgy chant in Western Christianity that accompanied the celebration of Mass and other ritual services.... reciting formulas such as Psalm tone and Recitative Recitative Recitative is a style of delivery in which a singer is allowed to adopt the rhythms of ordinary speech. The mostly syllabic recitativo secco is at one end of a spectrum through recitativo accompagnato , the more melismatic arioso, and finally the full blown aria or ensemble, where the pulse is entirely governed by the mus... In collaboration with pitch, tone controls the overall bass, mid, and treble frequencies heard within a certain note. Tone can make the same note or pitch sound darker or brighter, heavier or lighter, "bassier and treblier" in essence. Miscellanea Tones Tones (album) Tones was Eric Johnson second solo album. It was released in 1986 by Reprise Records. Some of the tracks are re-recordings of songs from the unreleased album Seven Worlds.... , album by Eric Johnson 2 Tone 2 Tone 2 Tone is a music genre created in England in the late 1970s by fusing elements of ska, punk rock, rocksteady, reggae and pop music. Within the history of ska music, it is classified as its second wave.... (or Two Tone), style of music combining elements of ska and punk Tone Tone (album) *Tone* is the first solo studio album by Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament. It was released on September 16, 2008 through Monkey Wrench Records.... , album by Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ame Art Tone Lightness (color) Lightness is a property of a color, or a dimension of a color space, that is defined in a way to reflect the subjective brightness perception of a color for humans.... , the lightness or brightness (as well as darkness) of a colour. Language and writing Tone (linguistics) Tone (linguistics) Tone is the use of pitch in language to distinguish lexical or grammatical meaning?that is, to distinguish or inflection words. All languages use pitch to express emotional and other paralinguistic information, and to convey emphasis, contrast, and other such features in what is called intonation , but not all languages use tones to distingu... , the use of pitch in language to distinguish words Tone (literature) Tone (literature) Tone is a literary technique that is a part of composition , which encompasses the attitudes toward the subject and toward the audience implied in a literary work.... , the mood or feeling of a literary work, as the author gives Tone (writing), grafitti writer, Czech republic, Brno Telephone and electronics Dial tone Dial tone A dial tone is a telephony Signalling used to indicate that the telephone exchange is working, has recognized an off-hook, and is ready to accept a call.... , a signal indicating that the exchange is ready to accept a call Dual-tone multi-frequency Dual-tone multi-frequency Dual-tone multi-frequency signaling is used for telephone Signalling over the line in the voice-frequency band to call the Automatic telephone exchange.... , a dialing system also known as Touch-Tone Ringtone, the sound made by a telephone to indicate an incoming call Tone control circuits Tone control circuits Tone control circuits are electrical network used to modify an Sound recording and reproduction Signal before it is fed to speakers, headphones or recording devices by way of an electronic amplifier.... , used to modify an audio signal before it is fed to speakers, headphones or recording devices by way of an amplifier Geography River Tone River Tone The River Tone is a river in Somerset, that flows through Taunton and joins the River Parrett.The River Tone is about long. It rises at Beverton Pond near Huish Champflower in the Brendon Hills and flows through Curry and Hay Moors which are designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest.... , Somerset, England Tone River Tone River The is a river in the Kanto region of Japan. It is 322 km in length and has a drainage area of 16,840 km? . It is nicknamed ; Bando is an obsolete alias of Kanto, and Taro is a popular given name for the eldest son).... , Kanto region, Japan Tone, Ibaraki Tone, Ibaraki is a towns of Japan located in Kitasouma District, Ibaraki, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 18,258 and a population density of 733.25 persons per square kilometer.... , Japan Tone District, Gunma Tone District, Gunma is a districts of Japan located in Gunma Prefecture .As of , The district contains one town and three villages.* Minakami, Gunma* Katashina, Gunma... , Japan Tône Tone Tone may refer to:... , a prefecture in Togo Togo Togo is a narrow country in West Africa bordering Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, on which the capital Lom? is located.... Ships Tone Japanese cruiser Tone (1904) was a 2nd class protected cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy. The Tone was named after the Tone River in Tokyo.... , Japanese cruiser employed during World War 1 Tone Japanese cruiser Tone was the lead ship in the two-vessel Tone class cruiser of heavy cruisers in the Imperial Japanese Navy. It was named after the Tone River, in the Kanto region of Japan and was completed on 20 November 1938 at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries's Nagasaki, Nagasaki shipyards.... , Japanese cruiser employed during World War 2 Physiology Muscle tone, the state of tension or responsiveness of the organs or tissues of the body. Toning exercises Toning exercises Toning exercises are physical exercises that aim to develop musculature that is hard, as opposed to flaccid. There is no single exercise to "tone." The best way to tone is to utilize aerobic exercise to reduce body fat and perform weight resistance exercise to build muscle.... , the use of exercise to develop hard, but not necessarily large, musculature People Tone Loc Tone Loc Tone Loc is the stage name of Anthony Terrell Smith , a Grammy Award nominated United States rapper and actor, best known for his deep, gravelly human voice and his million selling hit singles, "Wild Thing " and "Funky Cold Medina".... , American hip hop artist and actor Franchot Tone Franchot Tone Franchot Tone was an United States actor.... , American actor Theobald Wolfe Tone Theobald Wolfe Tone Theobald Wolfe Tone, commonly known as Wolfe Tone was a leading figure in the United Irishmen Irish independence movement and is regarded as the father of Irish republicanism.... , Irish republican Yasunao Tone Yasunao Tone Yasunao Tone is a Japanese artist that has worked with many different types of media throughout his career. He was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1935, and he graduated from Chiba Japanese National University in 1957, majoring in Japanese literature.... , Japanese artist Tony Tony Tony is a shortened form of Antonio or Anthony.Tony may refer to:* Anthony * Kawasaki Ki-61, a Japanese WWII-era fighter aircraft, code-named "Tony"... , A popular Western Name Publications Tone magazine Tone magazine OverviewTone is a bi-monthly magazine combining coverage of technological developments in New Zealand and from around the world with reviews on the latest consumer products available in New Zealand.... , New Zealand technology magazine