There was a piano here, a rickety instrument long since hammered into tunelessness.
"The Lamp in the Desert"
Ethel M. Dell
In spite of the tunelessness of the song, Ralph thought he detected a joyousness in the tone which was unusual.
"In the Brooding Wild"
Ridgwell Cullum
In those coming days, history may perceive in Mr. Cawein the golden link that bound the music of the past to the music of the future through an interval of comparative tunelessness.
"Kentucky Poems"
Madison J. Cawein Commentator: Edmund Gosse