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ATONALITE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-04-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Musicology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- atonality
1, record 1, English, atonality
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A condition of music in which the constructs of the music do not live within the confines of a particular key signature or scale (other than the chromatic scale). 2, record 1, English, - atonality
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Musicologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- atonalité
1, record 1, French, atonalit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- atonalisme 2, record 1, French, atonalisme
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
État d’une musique dans laquelle sont suspendues les fonctions et lois tonales [...] 3, record 1, French, - atonalit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'atonalité(ou atonalisme) est un terme qui décrit à la fois une technique de composition et l'état harmonique qui en résulte. 2, record 1, French, - atonalit%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-03-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Music (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- atonal music
1, record 2, English, atonal%20music
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] music organized without reference to key or tonal center and using the tones of a chromatic scale impartially. 2, record 2, English, - atonal%20music
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Musique (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- musique atonale
1, record 2, French, musique%20atonale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La musique atonale résulte de l'emploi de l'atonalité comme élément de composition. L'atonalité [est] un système d’écriture qui remet en cause en profondeur les habitudes de composition traditionnelles et la théorie de la musique occidentale [...] Cette technique se caractérise par l'émancipation des dissonances et le rejet de toute hiérarchie tonale [...] 2, record 2, French, - musique%20atonale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2016-03-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Musicology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- atonalism
1, record 3, English, atonalism
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The composition of music without a definite key. 2, record 3, English, - atonalism
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Musicologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- atonalisme
1, record 3, French, atonalisme
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- atonalité 2, record 3, French, atonalit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Méthode d’écriture musicale qui met en] œuvre d’autres structures que les structures tonales et modales. 3, record 3, French, - atonalisme
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'atonalité ou l'atonalisme sont des termes qui décrivent à la fois une technique de composition et l'état harmonique qui en résulte. 2, record 3, French, - atonalisme
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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