Both Uses of
atonal
in
Dune
- The words had been uttered with the Bene Gesserit controlled atonals, carrying in it every shade of contempt and scorn that Paul could put there.†
Book 3
- The effect (described as timeless, sustained ecstasy) is elicited by certain atonal vibrations referred to as semuta music.†
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Definition:
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(atonal) music that does not exhibit the traditional hierarchy of chord progressions and key signatures