as in tuneless
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Recent Examples of atonal
There is no real tune and, as a result, the first minute is dangerously reminiscent of Bernard Hermann’s atonal Psycho score.
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Meg Walters, Vulture, 17 May 2024
Many would call him the master of modern [atonal] music — music that for most people does not sound melodic.
—Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024
Ludwig Göransson’s score, so brash, percussive, and downright atonal in the first fight scene, now seems more muted and melodic — as though the soundtracks of these two scenes are meant to fit together.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2024
Inside, two atonal compositions (one by Young and one by the artist Jung Hee Choi) play on large speakers.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
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Fletcher’s thrumming, didgeridoo voice—violently tuneless when singing and melodic in speech—is a counterpoint to Fliakos’s light, almost nasal timbre; Niall Cunningham and Andrew Maillet, as the President’s assistants, are their balancing male pair.Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2024
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Winfrey’s musical reworking of The Color Purple is essentially tuneless and unpleasant.Armond White, National Review, 3 Jan. 2024
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And by the way, keeping your fridge clean also helps reduce unpleasant smells.Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2024
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While fermentation is essential for distillation, a secondary fermentation can lead to unpleasant tastes, off aromas, and the creation of methyl alcohol.Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Buried in a bland mixed-use skyscraper in the dreary Financial District downtown, an aging, if glamorous, 1929 movie palace with rotten acoustics long served as the San Diego Symphony’s disagreeable home.Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
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The fasting is uncomfortable, the prep is disagreeable, and the procedure itself requires you to be put to sleep.Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 15 Aug. 2024
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These suitcases have an air of sophistication about them, likely thanks to the muted metallic color palette, offset ribbing on the durable exterior, and telescoping handle made for easy maneuvering.Lauren Bonney, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2024
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To reinforce The Standard’s 25th silver anniversary, a specific room will reinforce one (metallic disco) theme in common, in addition to a Wabi Sabi and Glam concept.Erica Wertheim Zohar, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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For plumbing more sonorous depths, there is the optional Roku Wireless Subwoofer (another $180).Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 3 May 2020
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His warm smile and generous spirit transformed each chord into a sonorous embrace, and his words, always full of affection, made everyone feel like part of his family.Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Atonal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atonal. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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