atonal
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Many of these listeners chuckled aloud when Mr. Sun, having led his quartet through a pent-up and mostly atonal original composition, “Hold Music,” explained its inspiration: a 90-minute ordeal on the phone with the IRS.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Eventually, the atonal structure becomes the film’s nature.
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2026
Rafiki recounts the origin story of Kiara’s grandfather while, at a cadence that ticks like a nervous executive’s pacemaker, Pumbaa and Timon interrupt for atonal comic relief: “Less childhood trauma, more meerkat!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2024
For example, dissonant, atonal harmonies convey a sense of unrest.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 21, 2024
Music can be more or less tonal without becoming completely atonal, however.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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