Recent Examples on the WebConservatives cherished him as a bulwark against atonal chaos. Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2022 But they are also distracted by their growing closeness, which is cradled in the atonal, synthy melancholy of Yiannis Loukos and Antonis Georgou’s score, and beautifully played by both actors as a practically tangible ache. Jessica Kiang, Variety, 9 July 2022 Loosely atonal, the piece is characterized by brooding passages and accented, Stravinskian rhythms. Barbara Jepson, WSJ, 21 June 2022 The trio ripped through their set, which also featured a Cline cameo, and brought an atonal, free-jazz element to their old-school punk pedigree. Jonah Bayer, SPIN, 31 May 2022 Here, the atonal strings and pipes seem to conjure ghosts, with echoes of elemental and intergenerational human violence, and the jarring music is mixed with a murky soundscape to foster a growing sense of dread. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 May 2022 His Second String Quartet, composed in 1922, is a 25-minute work that draws on atonal harmonies, extended techniques and miniature leitmotifs to trace a dramatic trajectory from a wall of sound to a crooked folk dance.New York Times, 13 May 2022 It’s on the verge of Neo romantic, very tuneful and melodic, whereas George Walker’s work is verging on atonal. Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Apr. 2022 But these faint traces of the familiar are swept away in the same current — subsumed by the atonal crush of the music.Washington Post, 28 Jan. 2022 See More