Atonality
Atonality noun - The absence of a key; alternative to the diatonic system.
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Dissonance and atonality are semantically related In some cases you can use "Dissonance" instead a noun "Atonality".
Dissonance
Dissonance noun - A lack of agreement or harmony.
Atonality and dissonance are semantically related in inharmoniousness topic. You can use "Atonality" instead a noun "Dissonance".
Nearby Word: dissonant
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Like postmodernist literature, postmodernist music often likes to blur the boundary between tonality and atonality (dissonance), high art (classical) and low art (pop, rock music), between performer, composer and listener (chance music, conceptual music, etc...), and between musical forms.
Source: Postmodernism
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