nonunison

noun

nonunison

noun

Etymology From non- + unison.

1

Lack of unison.

The first sounds heard in "Free Jazz" are rapid nonunison lines from all involved, stopped abruptly by long tones that clash in pitch and immediately change the music's aura.2004, Todd S. Jenkins, Free Jazz and Free Improvisation: An Encyclopedia, page 91:

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