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atonality [ˌeɪtəʊˈnælɪtɪ ˌæ-] n
1. (Music, other) absence of or disregard for an established musical key in a composition 2. (Music, other) the principles of composition embodying this and providing a radical alternative to the diatonic system Compare tonality ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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Florence Foster Jenkins took her cat-disemboweling atonality to record labels, even to Carnegie Hall. The connection between atheism and atonality was summed up by the American composer John Adams, who said, "I learned in college that tonality died somewhere around the time that Nietzsche's God died, and I believed it. Prokoflev's music was the bulwark against atonality. |
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