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 [ey-toh-nal-i-tee]  

a·to·nal·i·ty

   [ey-toh-nal-i-tee]
noun Music.
1.
the absence of key or tonal center.
2.
an atonal principle or style of composition.
Origin:
1920–25; atonal + -ity
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Atonality is always a great word to know.
So is coda. Does it mean:
major interval, chord, scale
passage at the end of a composition used to bring it to a satisfactory close
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atonality (ˌeɪtəʊˈnælɪtɪ, ˌæ-)
 
—n
1.  absence of or disregard for an established musical key in a composition
2.  the principles of composition embodying this and providing a radical alternative to the diatonic system

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