atonal
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Amir ElSaffar has composed new music, an atonal jazz that Shepherd bangs out on keyboard when Pavel transitions into talky song.
From Los Angeles Times
He once played a piece for piano, violin and oboe for Milhaud that contained a melody he was ashamed to have written, as 12-point atonal music was in vogue at the time.
From Washington Times
Think the often brilliant atonal scores of 1950s horror films or Martin Scorsese’s marvelously devious use of avant-garde classics in “Shutter Island.”
From Los Angeles Times
Her first real exposure to the largely atonal opera style was Alban Berg’s “Wozzeck,” about a soldier’s degradation and demise.
From New York Times
Her producer, Jonathan Wilson, had the idea to juxtapose her live take “with some really weird, atonal strings,” he said.
From New York Times
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