atonality
1Atonality — 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 …
2atonality — n. the absence of a key; alternative to the diatonic system. Syn: atonalism. [WordNet 1.5] …
3atonality — 1958, from ATONAL (Cf. atonal) + ITY (Cf. ity) …
4atonality — [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 …
5atonality — /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… …
6atonality — atonalità ит. [атоналита/] atonalité фр. [атоналитэ/] Atonalität нем. [атоналитэ/т] atonality англ. [этэнэ/лити] атональность, отсутствие ладовых связей …
7atonality — atonal ► ADJECTIVE Music ▪ not written in any key or mode. DERIVATIVES atonality noun …
8atonality — noun see atonal …
9atonality — noun a) A style of music that is written without a key. b) A passage written without a key …
10atonality — n. (Music) absence of a key; atonal style of composition; alternative to the diatonic system …