atonal

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atonal

The composer wrote an atonal piece for the string quartet.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Lacking a tonal center or key: In music, describes music that is not written in or does not use a traditional key or scale system, such as major or minor. It avoids the hierarchical relationships between notes that define traditional Western harmony.
    • Not tonal: More generally, it can describe any sound or music that does not adhere to a conventional system of tonality.
Usage Examples
  • Adjective:
    • The composer's early works were tonal, but his later pieces became increasingly atonal.
    • Some listeners find atonal music challenging because it lacks a familiar melodic center.
    • The piece featured atonal harmonies that created a sense of tension and unease.
Advanced Usage
  • Atonality (n): The absence of a tonal center; the technique or style of composing atonal music.
    • The composer was a pioneer of atonality in the early 20th century.
  • Atonally (adv): In an atonal manner.
    • The section was composed atonally, without reference to a key signature.
Variants and Related Words
  • Atonality (n): The quality or state of being atonal; the musical system.
  • Atonally (adv): The adverbial form.
  • Post-tonal (adj): A broader term often used for music after the common-practice period that may include atonal music as well as other non-traditional systems.
Synonyms
  • Non-tonal: Lacking tonality.
  • Pantonal (a specific, less common term): Encompassing all tones without a central key.
  • Twelve-tone (adj, specific technique): Relating to a systematic method of atonal composition using all twelve chromatic notes equally.
Antonyms
  • Tonal: Having a key; based on a traditional scale system like major or minor.
  • Diatonic: Using only the seven notes of a standard major or minor scale.
  • Modal: Based on a musical mode rather than a key, but still possessing a central pitch.
Related Phrases/Concepts
  • Serialism: A method of composition, often atonal, that uses a fixed series of musical elements (like the twelve-tone row).
  • Dissonance: A harsh or discordant combination of sounds, frequently a feature of atonal music.
  • Chromaticism: The use of notes outside the prevailing key signature, heavily employed in atonal music.
atonal

The composer wrote an atonal piece for the string quartet.

Adjective
  1. characterized by avoidance of traditional western tonality

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