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the quality that marks the absence of a key in a musical composition
- The composer's bold experimentation with atonality marked a significant departure from traditional harmonic structures.
- Some listeners find atonality challenging, but it can create powerful emotional effects in modern music.
- The atonality in the soundtrack perfectly complemented the film's unsettling and surreal atmosphere.
- In her lecture, the musicologist explained how atonality emerged in the early 20th century as a reaction against the constraints of tonal music.
- The pianist's mastery of atonality allowed him to perform the avant-garde piece with incredible depth and sensitivity.
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