Adjective
Without tune; inharmonious; unmusical.
Not employed in making music; as, tuneless harps.
Not expressed in music or poetry; unsung.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe Italian Marxist composer Luigi Nono (BBC2) proclaims the necessity for contemporary music to 'intervene' in something called 'the sonic reality of our time.' Apparently it should do this by being as tuneless as possible. Clive James