L'atonalitat
Example: L'atonalitat va revolucionar la composició musical del segle XX.
Definition
"L'atonalitat" refers to the musical concept characterized by the absence of a tonal center or key, where compositions avoid traditional harmonic structures and instead use all twelve tones equally. This approach revolutionized 20th-century music by breaking away from conventional tonal rules.
Etymology
The word "l'atonalitat" comes from the Catalan language, combining the prefix 'a-' meaning 'without' and 'tonalitat' meaning 'tonality.' It literally means 'without tonality.' The term emerged alongside developments in modern music theory in the early 1900s, reflecting a shift from traditional tonal music to atonal compositions.
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