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melody
has definitions from the fields of music,psychology,fine art
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[ noun ] (music,fine art) a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
Synonyms Examples "she was humming an air from Beethoven" Used in print (Musical America, LXXXI:5...)Also , it should be noted that the polytonal freedom of his melodies and harmonic modulations , the brilliant orchestrations , the adroitness for evading the heaviness of figured_bass , the skill in florid counterpoint were not lost in his mature output , even in the spectacular historical dramas of the stage and cinema , where a large , dramatic canvas of sound was required . (Edward Jablonski, Harold Arlen Happy with the Blues....)The lyric , Mercer remembers , was tailored to fit the unusual melody . With the help of Ziggy_Elman , also in the band , he transformed a traditional Jewish melody into a popular song , `` And_the_Angels_Sing '' . |
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[ noun ] (music,psychology) the perception of pleasant arrangements of musical notes
Synonyms Used in print (Musical America, LXXXI:5...)By 1937 he had clarified his intentions to serve his people : `` I have striven for clarity and melodious idiom , but at_the_same_time I have by_no_means attempted to restrict myself to the accepted methods of harmony and melody . In all his miscalculations , Stravinsky made the fatal historical blunder of presuming that he could transform other composers ' inspirations - representing many peoples , time_periods and styles - into his own music by warping the harmony , melody , or form , to verify his own experiments . (Ralph J. Salisbury, "On the Old Santa Fe Trail...)Over the rattling of fenders , humming of tires and chattering of gears there was a charming melody of whispers and tiny giggles . Related terms |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 22064
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[ noun ] Woman's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 349
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