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Harrison Birtwistle has not strayed quite as far as Mr. Del Tredici, but you would hardly guess from his works performed here that he was once considered a hard-edged atonalist.

From New York Times • Aug. 14, 2012

No atonalist, William Schuman composes with independent spirit, says of his music, "For better or worse, it sounds the way I want it to."

From Time Magazine Archive

The occasion: the Met's long overdue production of Wozzeck, by the late, famed atonalist, Alban Berg.

From Time Magazine Archive

The bulk of Composer Riegger's work is atonal�in fact, he was an atonalist back in the days before the tone row had replaced the velvet neckcloth as a musical status symbol.

From Time Magazine Archive

The first number, Herodiade, sounded almost as though Hindemith meant to atone for his atonalist sins.

From Time Magazine Archive