I think that atonality is thought...tonality is not thought, it is the
natural form of things.  It just sounds right to people...Tonality existed
first, and then began to learn more and more about music, and what could be
done with it...therefor then, (in a slippery slope of a nut shell), tonal
music is the tomato in the natural form, atonal music is the tomato after
we had sat down and pondered all the we could do to it to "make it better"
or different..or just all the different variations of it.

I am not sure all about the struggles of atonal classical music..if
anything, people don't like it becuase there usually is no catchy tune to
atonal music.  Because 9 times out of 10, as I pointed out, atonal music
is more thought then emotion.  And that is exactly the problem.  Most of
the music listening public wants and needs an emotional side to music.

J winston.
Richfield MN