Atonalism
Definition
A system of composition or musical movement arising at the beginning of the 20th century, theorized notably by Arnold Schoenberg, characterized by the abandonment of the functional tonal system and the promotion of absolute equality among notes of the chromatic scale. It paved the way for dodecaphonic and serial music.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Atonalism
- Atonality system
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Neuter noun, singular only, taking standard genitive endings in formal academic text structures. |
| Formation | Neologistic loanword from French 'atonalisme', built by combining the adjective 'atonal' with the doctrinal suffix '-ism'. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.to.na.ˈlism] |
| Source | Lexicon of Musicology, Historical Aesthetics, and Modernist Composition Movements |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Trecerea de la post-romantism la atonalism a reprezentat una dintre cele mai radicale rupturi din istoria artei sunetelor.
EN: The transition from post-romanticism to atonalism represented one of the most radical ruptures in the history of musical art.
RO: Criticii de epocă au respins inițial acest atonalism, numindu-l o agresiune haotică împotriva auzului uman.
EN: Period critics initially rejected this atonalism, calling it a chaotic aggression against human hearing.
RO: Studiul academic analizează modul în care un atonalism liber a evoluat ulterior spre rigoarea sistemului dodecafonic.
EN: The academic study analyzes how a free atonalism subsequently evolved into the rigor of the dodecaphonic system.
Idioms & Phrases
Atonalism liber / Free atonalism / free atonality
RO: Fază timpurie a compoziției atonale în care respingerea tonalității nu era încă ghidată de regulile matematice stricte ale serialismului.
EN: An early phase of atonal composition where the rejection of tonality was not yet guided by the strict mathematical rules of serialism.
Estetica din atonalism / Atonal aesthetics
RO: Viziune artistică modernă care reîncadrează disonanța ca element expresiv de sine stătător, eliberat de obligația de a rezolva în consoanță.
EN: A modern artistic vision re-framing dissonance as a standalone expressive element, freed from the obligation to resolve into consonance.
Pionierat în atonalism / Pioneering in atonalism / modernist breakthrough
RO: Efortul colectiv și individual al compozitorilor de avangardă de a crea noi structuri muzicale în afara granițelor tonale tradiționale.
EN: The collective and individual effort of avant-garde composers to create new musical structures outside traditional tonal boundaries.
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