atonality [ey-toh-nal-i-tee] ExamplesWord Origin noun Music.
- the absence of key or tonal center.
- an atonal principle or style of composition.
Origin of atonality First recorded in 1920–25; atonal + -ity Examples from the Web for atonality Contemporary Examples of atonality
The first article, published in March 2000, was on atonality by a scholar at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany.
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October 19, 2014
British Dictionary definitions for atonality atonality noun
- absence of or disregard for an established musical key in a composition
- the principles of composition embodying this and providing a radical alternative to the diatonic system
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