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A sweet or agreeable succession of sounds.
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A rhythmical succession of single tones, ranging for the most part within a given key, and so related together as to form a musical whole, having the unity of what is technically called a musical thought, at once pleasing to the ear and characteristic in expression.
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The air or tune of a musical piece.
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the singing of a tune, without harmony or part singing, where all voices and instruments perform the same relative pitch (a pitch or its octave)
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The arrangement and sequence of pitches.
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a term that refers to specific tunes or categories of tunes within a chant system, e. g., a "Solovetsk Monastery melody" or the "Greek chant troparion melody in the 1st Tone" (see also chant)
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pitches and rhythms sounded successively in time (one after the other).
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A series of tones played or sung one after another, rather than at the same time (see chords, harmony). To many, the term melody is just a more formal way of saying "tune." Each tone in a melody is made up of two things: pitch and duration.
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A succession of notes that form the primary musical statement of a song or composition.
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as used in this paper, a sequence of notes that defines a particul ar musical idea
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(1) The aspect of music having to do with the succession of single notes in a coherent arrangement; (2) a particular succession of such notes (also referred to as tune, theme, or voice).
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single notes in a recognisable pattern.
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An arrangement of single notes in a musically expressive succession. Melody is the generic term that incorporates the "tune" of a piece of music. In the Beatles tune "Hey Jude", McCartney is singing the melody – the rest of the band are the accompaniment, incorporating rhythm and harmony.
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a pleasing succession of sounds (melodious adj)
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(mel•o•dy) n. – a tune or song.
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a particular, identifiable association of notes and pitches; a tune.
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Combinations of different pitches into recognizable phrases or lines. Melody notes can go up, repeat, or go down. Notes that go up or down may move by steps or jumps.
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the main tune observed throughout a piece of music
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posh word for tune
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The tune of the music.
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a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven"
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the perception of pleasant arrangements of musical notes
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a combination of pitches and durations that make a musical statement in the way words make a sentence
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a combination of pitches and durations that make a musical statement similar to a sentence
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a group of notes in a certain order that results in a sweet or agreeable sound
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a group of notes played or sung in succession, e
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a linear succession of sounds and silences moving through time
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a logical succession of tones, as opposed to a random one
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a musical line made up of skips, steps, and repeated notes
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a rhythmic succession of single tones organized as a whole and is pleasing to the senses
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a sequence of musical tones
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a sequence of notes that we perceive to have been played or performed by a single object, which we often call a voice even if it isn't one
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a series of notes played in succession
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a series of tones of different pitch that may also vary in duration
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a single succession of pitches, not to be confused with harmony
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a succession of notes played by an instrument
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a tune, a horizontal flow of notes that generally serves as the basic identifier of a piece of music
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The main idea in a piece of music. What You hum when You listen to a song or other piece of music. Usually the most memorable and singable line of music in a piece.
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The perception of notes sounded one at a time; a series of pitches intended to be heard in succession. The melody is the part of a composition that one might sing.
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(H.E.): refers in Harmonic Experience to the up-and-down aspect of music, that which is quantifiable by intervalic measurement; as distinct from harmony (q.v.)
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A succession of pitches and durations (note lengths) arranged to create a tune.
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An organized succession of tones.
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an element of music that deals with the organized progression of single tones or pitches
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a pattern of pitches and rhythm that creates a tune or song. In folk music styles, the melody is often maintained by a lead instrument, or a succession of lead instruments, and also by a lead vocalist, or a succession of lead vocalists. Other musicians and/or singers may provide complementary lines or chords called harmony.
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A succession of tones that produce a series of musical phrases that are combined to make a song.
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A linear succession of musical notes. The horizontal aspect of music.
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a coherent succession of pitches
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A parade of notes, one following the other meaningfully.
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Succession of single tones or pitches perceived by the mind as a unity. Example: Brahms, Symphony No.1, fourth movement Real Audio: 28k | 56k | About this album We perceive the pitches of this broad, singing melody in relation to one another, in the same way we hear the words in a sentence as an entire thought.
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The tune. A series of notes that is often singable.
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the horizontal dimension of music, referring to the organization of pitches (and in later centuries, particular rhythms) into a line.
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An orderly succession of single tones arranged as aesthetically appealing sounds.
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A logical succession of musical pitches arranged in a rhythmic pattern.
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a succession of musical tones
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Succession of related tones that express an idea
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the succession of single tones in musical composition, as distinguished from harmony and rhythm.
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A succession of tones, usually as a coherent line.
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The aspect of music concerned with the relative pitch of notes, as distinct from rhythm. The succession of single tones varying in pitch and rhythm and having a recognizable musical shape..
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refers in this book to the up-and-down aspect of music, that which is quantifiable by intervallic measurement; as distinct from harmony (q.v.).
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A melody is the combination of single music notes played in sequence to produce a rhythmical tune. On a piano or keyboard, chords are usually played with the left hand, while the melody is usually played with the right hand.
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The use of pitch and sequences of pitches.
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A succession of musical notes played one after another (usually the most recognizable tune of a song).
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A recognizable sequence of pitches.
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An organized succession of pitches.
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The movement of the voice up or down the musical scale.
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Succession of single tones or pitches perceived by the mind as a unity. We perceive the pitches of this broad, singing melody in relation to one another, in the same way we hear the words in a sentence as an entire thought. Example: Brahms, Symphony No. 1, fourth movement Real Audio: 28K | 56K | About this album
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An organized sequence of single notes.
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featured musical line
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A pleasing succession of rhythmically organized sounds.
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Melodía Ruiz Gutiérrez (born October 18, 1990 in Dos Hermanas, Spain), better known in the Spanish music world as Melody, is a pop singer. Some close relatives used to belong to a music group named Los Quillos.
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Melody is the debut album by Joy Electric. In 2006, it was rereleased on i Tunes, along with Robot Rock and CHRISTIANsongs. Unlike the majority of Joy Electric's discography, this album features instruments other than the standard analog synthesizer, including drum machines and samplers.
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