atonality

English

Etymology

atonal +‎ -ity or a- +‎ tonality

Pronunciation

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Noun

atonality (countable and uncountable, plural atonalities)

(uncountable, music) A style of music that is written without a key.
(countable, music) A passage written without a key.

Translations

a style of music

Dutch: atonaliteit (nl) f
Finnish: atonaalisuus (fi)
French: atonalité (fr) f
German: Atonalität (de) f
Irish: neamhthonúlacht f, atonúlacht f
Polish: atonalność (pl) f

See also

atonal
diatonic
pseudoatonality
tonality

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