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单词 atonality
释义

atonality

[ ey-toh-nal-i-tee ]
/ ˌeɪ toʊˈnæl ɪ ti /

noun Music.

the absence of key or tonal center.
an atonal principle or style of composition.

Origin of atonality

First recorded in 1920–25; atonal + -ity

Words nearby atonality

atom trap, atomy, Aton, atonal, atonalism, atonality, at once, atone, at one blow, at one fell swoop, atonement
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Example sentences from the Web for atonality

  • The first article, published in March 2000, was on atonality by a scholar at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany.

    You Can Look It Up: The Wikipedia Story|Walter Isaacson|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for atonality

atonality
/ (ˌeɪtəʊˈnælɪtɪ, ˌæ-) /

noun

absence of or disregard for an established musical key in a composition
the principles of composition embodying this and providing a radical alternative to the diatonic system
Compare tonality
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