Definitions for "atonality"
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the absence of a key; alternative to the diatonic system.
a twentieth-century musical system which abandons tonal centers
a piece of music is considered atonal when it does not rely on a specific key
principle of organization of some twentieth-century music according to notes and intervals but not key or pitch centers (such as C Major).
The absence of a key or tonal center in a musical composition.
A style of composition where a tonal center or definite key is avoided.
The opposite of tonality. Atonal music (championed by composers such as Shoenberg, Webern, Berg, etc.) does not conform to any key or mode. In atonal music, there is no such thing as resolution of dissonance since there is no prescribed key.
Lacking a tonal center; not in a specific key and therefore has no specific 'home' note or chord. The word atonality refers technically to various forms of 20th century music not in a key. Badiniere A piece of music with a light-hearted character.
Total abandonment of tonality. Atonal music moves from one level of dissonance to another.
a term used frequently to denote certain practices in 20th century music in which a definite tonal center or "key" is purposely avoided backbeat: the accentuation of beats two and four; usually found in the genres of rhythm and blues
The absence of tonality or of a tonal center.
The absence of any feeling of tonality.
Having no key, or 'without tonality'. A technique pioneered by Arnold Schoenberg.
Avoidance of centering around a specified note or key area.
Atonality describes music that does not use a tonal centre, or key. It applies to music that does not conform to the system of tonal hierarchies which characterized classical European music between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries. Atonality usually describes compositions written from about 1907 to the present day where tonality is not used as a primary foundation for the work.