atonality

atonality
a) A style of music that is written without a key.
b) A passage written without a key.

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  • Atonality — in its broadest sense describes music that lacks a tonal center, or key. Atonality in this sense usually describes compositions written from about 1907 to the present day where a hierarchy of pitches focusing on a single, central tone is not used …   Wikipedia

  • atonality — n. the absence of a key; alternative to the diatonic system. Syn: atonalism. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • atonality — 1958, from ATONAL (Cf. atonal) + ITY (Cf. ity) …   Etymology dictionary

  • atonality — [ā΄tō nal′ə tē] n. Music in composition, the organization of tones in which all tones of the chromatic scale have equal importance, without relation to a tonal center or key; the absence of tonality …   English World dictionary

  • atonality — /ay toh nal i tee/, n. Music. 1. the absence of key or tonal center. 2. an atonal principle or style of composition. [1920 25; ATONAL + ITY] * * * In music, the absence of functional harmony as a primary structural element. Probably originally a… …   Universalium

  • atonality — atonalità ит. [атоналита/] atonalité фр. [атоналитэ/] Atonalität нем. [атоналитэ/т] atonality англ. [этэнэ/лити] атональность, отсутствие ладовых связей …   Словарь иностранных музыкальных терминов

  • atonality — atonal ► ADJECTIVE Music ▪ not written in any key or mode. DERIVATIVES atonality noun …   English terms dictionary

  • atonality — noun see atonal …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • atonality — n. (Music) absence of a key; atonal style of composition; alternative to the diatonic system …   English contemporary dictionary

  • atonality — ato·nal·i·ty …   English syllables

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