Melody

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Melody

Melody (/ˈmɛlədi/; from Greek: μελῳδία, melōidía, "singing, chanting"), also known as tune, voice, or line, is a linear succession of musical tones that the listener perceives as a single entity. In its most literal sense, a melody is a combination of pitch and rhythm, while more figuratively, the term can include successions of other musical elements such as tonal color.

Etymology

The term melody derives from the Greek word melōidía, which translates to "singing, chanting". It is a compound of melos ("song") and the suffix -oidē or -odia ("song" or "ode").

Related Terms

  • Pitch: The perceived fundamental frequency of a sound.
  • Rhythm: The variation of the length and accentuation of a series of sounds or other events.
  • Tonal color: Also known as timbre, is the perceived sound quality of a musical note, sound or tone.
  • Musical note: A pitch of a musical instrument.
  • Musical tone: A steady periodic sound.

See Also

  • Harmony: The process by which individual sounds are joined together.
  • Melodic motion: The quality of movement of a melody, including nearness or farness of successive pitches or notes in a melody.
  • Melodic pattern: A repetitive pattern or figure that can be used throughout a composition to create unity.

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