atonal
pronunciation
How to pronounce atonal in British English:
UK [eɪˈtəʊnl]
How to pronounce atonal in American English:
US [eɪˈtoʊnl]
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- Adjective:
- characterized by avoidance of traditional Western tonality
Word Origin
- atonal (adj.)
- 1922, from a- "not" (see a- (2)) + tonal.
Example
- 1. Atonal composition or the theory of atonal composition .
- 2. Mri diagnosis of diffuse atonal injury caused by earthquake disaster .
- 3. I imagined it was some atonal piece from the late twentieth century , probably even something he wrote in college to prove his theories .
- 4. Not all late 20th-century american music is atonal , minimalist , or based on electronic sounds .
- 5. Schoenberg 's early works were tonal , but his later works were atonal .