| Prokofiev fashioned a suite of six pieces resembling a classical divertimento, but one laced with dissonances, evoking Stravinsky's Octet. |
| To match Hitchcock's sometimes surreal images, Herrmann drew upon avant-garde music by using edgy harmonies and dissonances. |
| Béla Bártók's sonata is a classic from the 20th century recogniced by its rythimical intensity, its drive, dissonances and virtuosity. |
| Suspended dissonances, chromaticism and subtle instrumentation weaken the links with traditional tonality. |
| All four pieces bristle with energy, grating dissonances and percussive punch. |
| The children's choir sang with freshness of tone, clarity of diction and did not appear fazed by the dissonances that surrounded their vocal line at times. |
