Definition of melody Melody
/mɛˈlʌdi/ - [meludee] - Mel•o•dy
We found 9 definitions of melody from 6 different sources.
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What does melody mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: melodies |
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| melody - the perception of pleasant arrangements of musical notes | ||
| tonal pattern | ||
| musical perception the auditory perception of musical sounds | ||
| melody - a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven" | ||
| tune, air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrase | ||
| music musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest" | ||
| tucket, fanfare, flourish (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments; "he entered to a flourish of trumpets"; "her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare" | ||
| glissando a rapid series of ascending or descending notes on the musical scale | ||
| roulade (music) an elaborate run of several notes sung to one syllable | ||
| leitmotif, leitmotiv a melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's operas) | ||
| theme song a melody that recurs and comes to represent a musical play or movie | ||
| signature tune, theme song, signature a melody that recurs and comes to represent a musical play or movie | ||
| melodic theme, musical theme, idea, theme the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind" | ||
| voice, part a means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated; "the voice of the law"; "the Times is not the voice of New York"; "conservatism has many voices" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- melody (Noun)
tune; sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- melody (n.)
A sweet or agreeable succession of sounds. - melody (n.)
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. - melody (n.)
The air or tune of a musical piece.
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melody
A succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence.
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A melody in music is a tune. A melody is a line of notes of different pitches (How high or low a note is) which are played one after another. Together they make a tune in the same way that a group of words make a sentence. Some people like to sing melodies. Melodies have rhythm (the length of the notes).
In music, 'melody' contrasts with 'harmony'. Harmony means notes which are played at the same time, like chords. Composers often think of a melody and then add harmony to it.
The adjective of melody is "melodic". There is also the adjective "melodious" which means: 'a sweet-sounding melody'.
Music that does not have an obvious melody may be hard to understand (unless it is focused on rhythm).
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🔤- melody, noun, singular of melodies.
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