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atonalism

NOUN
  1. the absence of a key; alternative to the diatonic system

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  • Lambert isn't against atonalism, and admires Berg a great deal, but he's against any sort of dogmatism, and the atonalists had become dogmatic even by then.
  • But Chansons d'Édith Piaf has its exquisite moments, the first tune alone, "L'accordéoniste," providing a six-minute journey from atonalism to cabaret to swing. Paul Motian Sans Piano
  • He founded a school of cacophony which resulted in atonalism, and then, like his friend Picasso in art, left his school behind.
  • But influential East Coast critics were not kind to this gorgeous music that seemed so out of step with postwar atonalism. Where Korngold Shone
  • The psychocultural ground of Schoenberg's atonalism and its complex procedures was the disintegration of the Austro-Hungarian empire.
  • It was intellectuals who kept the spotlight on atonalism long after the public got alienated from it.
  • He would experiment with Schoenberg-style atonalism before embracing tonal and populist elements (especially American jazz).
  • Creston explored a variety of musical techniques and compositional styles, including atonalism.
  • Actually, there was a time when Ter Veldhuis, 58, dabbled with atonalism, but he said he Projo.com Projo Local News
  • With pounding keyboard work reminiscient of Dr. John, the song swings along, excitingly edging closer and closer into atonalism but never quite getting there. PopMatters
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