When all else fails, rockers use noise and dissonance to get a reaction from listeners.

Tonal indeterminacy was heightened by the increased freedom with which he used dissonance and chromaticism.

He remained predominantly tonal, using dissonance to great effect.

He often uses dissonance (notes from one key added to chords from another, as if the ear were hearing two different keys at the same time) to indicate a character's inner turmoil.

His approach was to move all the voices in a homorhythmic manner with no complicated rhythms, and to use dissonance very conservatively.

He uses the whole keyboard, tonality and dissonance, softness and clamor, and he gravitates toward the cloudy chords of French Impressionist composers.

The song uses dissonance, distortion, and effects, and is "aggressive."

The song uses dissonance, distortion, and various effects to bring the song "to life."

The album begins Fahey's interest in soundscapes and sound effects, using backward tapes and dissonance.

The composer uses speech and electronic effects and dissonance where expressively appropriate.