Atonality
Pronunciation: /ˈeɪˈtoʊnæɫəti/
Atonality (noun)
- Music that does not follow a main musical key, so notes do not feel like they belong to one home base.
- A style of writing music where harmony and melody avoid the usual patterns that create a sense of key and stability.
Examples
- Atonality avoids a no key centre and uses no stable home note.
- The melody sounds strange because it has no key centre.