atonal
Example Sentences
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Atonal yet bewitching, it’s Bowie’s final collaboration with piano surrealist Mike Garson.
From The Guardian • Jan. 12, 2016
Atonal music, which relies on a strict sequence of notes, might be the best example.
From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2012
Atonal music, Henze insists, is not suitable for j comic opera because it does not "radiate ; cheerfulness," but evokes, instead, "a : sort of undefined anxiety that is the : opposite of merriment."
From Time Magazine Archive
Atonal music," he says flatly, "is essentially pessimistic.
From Time Magazine Archive
Says he: "Atonal music was excellent in theory, but there were no atonal instruments to play it."
From Time Magazine Archive
Vocabulary lists containing atonal
Music - Middle School
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Music - High School
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Opera Vocabulary
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