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Definition of Melodic
1. Adjective. Containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody. "The melodious song of a meadowlark"
Similar to: Ariose, Songlike, Canorous, Songful, Cantabile, Singing, Dulcet, Honeyed, Mellifluous, Mellisonant, Sweet, Lyrical
Derivative terms: Melodiousness, Melody, Melody, Music, Musical, Musicality, Musicalness
Antonyms: Unmelodious
2. Adjective. Of or relating to melody. "Melodic harmony"
Definition of Melodic
1. a. Of the nature of melody; relating to, containing, or made up of, melody; melodious.
Definition of Melodic
1. Adjective. of, relating to, or having melody ¹
2. Adjective. melodious, tuneful ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Melodic
1. pertaining to melody [adj] - See also: melody
Lexicographical Neighbors of Melodic
Literary usage of Melodic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Principles of Expression in Pianoforte Playing by Adolph Friedrich Christiani (1885)
"A melodic phrase is a short melodic sentence, or figure, formed by an unbroken
succession of melodic-ally arranged notes. The extent or length of melodic ..."
2. Exercises in Elementary Counterpoint by Percy Goetschius (1910)
"The first consideration, for the beginner, is the correctness of each separate
melodic line, independently of the other, or others. ..."
3. Stability and Variation in Hopi Song by George List (1993)
"This apparatus derives the fundamentals from a recorded melodic phrase four or
... Analysis of the melodic Contours In the contour analysis I employ the ..."
4. On the Sensations of Tone as a Physiological Basis for the Theory of Music by Hermann von Helmholtz (1912)
"A feeling for the melodic relationship of consecutive tones, ... Hence the real
reason of the melodic relationship of two tones (with the exception of a few ..."
5. Lessons in Music Form: A Manual of Analysis of All the Structural Factors by Percy Goetschius (1904)
"The melodic Figure. — The smallest unit in musical composition is the single tone.
The smallest cluster of successive tones (from two to four or five in ..."
6. Harvard Psychological Studies by Harvard Psychological Laboratory (1913)
"§28 We may now turn to the experiments in which melodic stimuli were employed,
... Do characteristic changes accompany the perception of a melodic interval ..."
7. Music and Musicians by Albert Lavignac (1903)
"Another melodic contour to be avoided is the augmented fourth in three notes in the
... Several melodic motions, taking place simultaneously, constitute the ..."
8. Elements of Notation and Harmony: With Fifty-eight Exercises for Use in by Ludwig Bussler (1890)
"The melodic minor scales differ from the harmonic therein, that they do not, ...
Construct accordingly all minor scales given in § 42 as melodic scales. ..."
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