Get to know Melody better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like tune or air.
Melody meaning
A sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase.
Synonyms of Melody
Using Melody
- The main meaning on this page is: A sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase.
- Useful related words include: tune, air, strain, melodic line.
- In the example corpus, melody often appears in combinations such as: the melody, melody and, melody of.
Context around Melody
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 5 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Melody
- In this selection, "melody" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, main, orchestral, manager, harmonica, meaning and ramsey stand out and add context to how "melody" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a joyful melody on a and after the melody was first. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "melody" sits close to words such as blackrock, decree and eased, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with melody
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Ariana is pictured with her older daughter Melody shortly after her birth. (12 words)
At her height, she produced three smashing albums with her melody band. (12 words)
As the melody floats around your brain, you might find yourself humming it. (13 words)
I would then play it back and then she would say, 'Yea, that's good' so it instantly becomes this partnership where eventually she'll have a melody and then the melody would prompt her to start thinking about this feeling she wants to put into words. (47 words)
These forms may be used to construct a melody in a straightforward manner as in Schoenberg's Op. 25 Minuet Trio, where P-0 is used to construct the opening melody and later varied through transposition, as P-6, and also in articulation and dynamics. (45 words)
But the harmonization was funky from the start because I hadn’t put any “A” notes in my melody, meaning the composition ended up feeling disjointed, as if two people had written the melody and the harmonies without fully communicating. (40 words)
Example sentences (20)
But the harmonization was funky from the start because I hadn’t put any “A” notes in my melody, meaning the composition ended up feeling disjointed, as if two people had written the melody and the harmonies without fully communicating.
Kitchen Manager Melody Ramsey receives the September Principal’s Award, with Principal Melissa Leal saying, “We are so grateful for Melody and her leadership, positive attitude, and kindness.
Although the melody for "Birdhouse" was written years prior to the lyrics, the lyrics were "shoehorned in to match the melody", according to Linnell.
Composers often assign the melody to the first violins, typically a more difficult part using higher positions, while second violins play harmony, accompaniment patterns or the melody an octave lower than the first violins.
In the Sephardi traditions the haftarah melody is considerably more florid than the Torah melody, and usually in a different musical mode, and there are only isolated points of contact between the two.
I would then play it back and then she would say, 'Yea, that's good' so it instantly becomes this partnership where eventually she'll have a melody and then the melody would prompt her to start thinking about this feeling she wants to put into words.
Main melody dramas In 1987, the Ministry of Radio, Film and Television issued a statement encouraging the making of movies which emphasizes "the main melody" (主旋律) to "invigorate national spirit and national pride".
May stated that he wanted to compose "a little tune that would be a counterpart to the main melody; I didn't just want to play the melody".
Orchestral melody harmonica There are eight kinds of orchestral melody harmonica; the most common are the horn harmonicas often found in East Asia.
The melody soon became the rallying call to the French Revolution and was adopted as "La Marseillaise" after the melody was first sung on the streets by volunteers ( fédérés in French) from Marseille by the end of May.
These forms may be used to construct a melody in a straightforward manner as in Schoenberg's Op. 25 Minuet Trio, where P-0 is used to construct the opening melody and later varied through transposition, as P-6, and also in articulation and dynamics.
According to a writ seen by Reuters, the Department of Justice seeks make it illegal to perform or disseminate the song or its melody, including online.
Ariana is pictured with her older daughter Melody shortly after her birth.
As the melody floats around your brain, you might find yourself humming it.
At her height, she produced three smashing albums with her melody band.
Beloved Husband to the late Doreen, much loved Stepfather to Roger and Michelle, Treasured Grandad to Richard and Jenna, Daniel and Lindsey and adored by Great Granddaughters Melody and Lillyarna.
Doctors also warned the damage to Melody's liver was much worse than initially thought.
Flush with that soothing embrace, it’s nothing less than a tender tapestry of pure mood and melody.
Formed in 1949, the Burbank Tournament of Roses Association celebrates its 75th anniversary with this float featuring an oversized caterpillar, awaiting its turn to transform and take flight, playing a joyful melody on a harp.
For some painters it starts with a color for some it starts with an image, for some musicians it starts with a melody while others start with a lyric.
Common combinations with melody
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the melody 39×
- melody and 27×
- melody of 14×
- melody thomas 11×
- and melody 9×
- melody is 7×
- newman melody 7×
- melody was 5×
- melody in 5×
- with melody 5×