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When I hear the word "atonal" I immediately think twelve-tone. Given that, I think it's a dead end as a foundation for composition but not as a compositional tool. There is a very definite effect, to me, that is possible with tone rows that doesn't need to be tossed out but I don't see how you can build entire pieces out of this technique and not have them all sound pretty similar. I remember listening to Lulu and thinking that it was interesting and created a sort of horror movie effect but I still could never become attached to anything that was going on. My favorite parts of music in this style are always the sections where tone rows and regular tonality get mixed together.
If by atonal you mean anything besides twelve-tone music.. well, I'm not knowledgeable enough about that to have a good opinion.
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