Atonality
The importance of the establishment of major and minor tonality in the Baroque was that each tonality came to be associated with certain types of music. Major tonality was associated with happy occasions and minor tonality with sadness or sensuality.
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Richard A. Chrisman has written: 'A theory of axis-tonality for twentieth-century music' -- subject(s): Music theory, Tonality, History
LISTENING TO MUSIC: Chapt. 33 pg 369 Chromatic dissonance, new chords, and tone clusters all weakened the traditional role of tonality in music
Serialism
subdued or sad
Serialism
many dance music songs are writen in minor. that means that they also use the minor scale.
Carl Dahlhaus has written: 'Analysis and value judgement' -- subject(s): Music, Analysis, appreciation, Philosophy and aesthetics 'The idea of absolute music' -- subject(s): Music, History and criticism, Philosophy and aesthetics 'Studies on the origin of harmonic tonality' -- subject(s): Tonality 'Esthetics of music' -- subject(s): Music, Philosophy and aesthetics
tonic
characteristic of baroque music: Rhythm tonality melody terraced dynamics texture basso continuo(figured bass) words & music
Tonal range is the various shades of grey between absolute black and absolute white