Definition
Music that doesn't follow a traditional key or tonal center, creating an abstract or unsettling sound without standard harmony.
Etymology
From a- (not) + tonal (relating to tone or key). Emerged in early 20th century with composers like Arnold Schoenberg who rejected traditional harmonic structure.
Kelly Says
Atonal music sounds weird to most people's ears because our brains are trained to expect melody and harmony—but atonal composers were trying to express the chaos of the modern world!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ማንነት ያልዔ
ma-n-net ya-l-ee
ARالعربية
غير متناغم
ghayir mutanagham
CSČeština
atonální
a-to-na-lni
DADansk
atonalt
a-to-nalt
DEDeutsch
atonale
a-to-na-lə
ESEspañol
atonal
a-to-nal
FISuomi
atoninen
a-to-ni-nen
FRFrançais
atonal
a-to-nal
GUGU
સંગત નહિં
sa-ngat ni-him
HEעברית
א-טונאלי
e-to-na-ali
HUMagyar
atonális
a-to-na-lis
IDBahasa Indonesia
tidak bernada
tidak bernada
ITItaliano
atonale
a-to-na-le
KO한국어
조율 없는
jo-yul eobneun
MRMR
असंयुक्त
as-an-yuk-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
tidak bernada
tidak bernada
MYမြန်မာ
အတိုင်း
a-ta-ing
NLNederlands
atonale
a-to-na-le
NONorsk
atonalt
a-to-nalt
PLPolski
atonalny
a-to-nal-ny
PTPortuguês
atonal
a-to-nal
RORomână
atonale
a-to-na-le
RUРусский
атональный
a-to-nal-nyy
SVSvenska
atonalt
a-to-nalt
SWKiswahili
asikio
a-si-kio
TEతెలుగు
సీమతర
see-ma-tara
THไทย
ไม่มีโทน
mai mee ton
TLTL
walang tono
walang tono
UKУкраїнська
атоналний
a-to-nal-nyy
URاردو
غیر مطابق
ghair muta-biq
VITiếng Việt
không có tông
khong co tong
YOYO
ati-a-ti-a
a-ti-a-ti-a
ZUZU
alungile
a-lu-n-i-le