Melody
Musical feminine name
A melody is a sequence of musical notes forming a recognizable tune—the part you hum or whistle.
It's the horizontal dimension of music, notes unfolding in time, distinct from harmony's vertical stacking of simultaneous tones.
The melody kept running through my head.
Figuratively, melody suggests pleasing arrangement: the melody of her speech.
Musical sequence of notes
- songMusical piece with words
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- refrainAbstain from acting
- chorusSingers performing together
phrase · motif · cadence · pitch · rhythm · note · scale · interval
Vocal music-making
- voiceSound from throat
- crooningSinging softly, sentimentally
- hummingContinuous low-pitched sound
- whistlingBlowing air tunefully
chanting · serenade · lullaby · aria · ballad · ditty · soprano · tenor
Creator of musical works
- songwriterOne who composes music
- BachGerman composer surname
- MozartEighteenth-century Austrian composer
- GershwinComposing brothers' surname
raga · pentatonic · major · minor · key · arrangement · orchestration · score
tune
Musical sequence of notes
chorus · phrase · motif · cadence · pitch · rhythm · note · scale · interval · contour
singing
Vocal music-making
whistling · chanting · serenade · lullaby · aria · ballad · ditty · soprano · tenor · vibrato
composer
Creator of musical works
- songwriterOne who composes music
- BachGerman composer surname
- MozartEighteenth-century Austrian composer
Gershwin · raga · pentatonic · major · minor · key · arrangement · orchestration · score · notation
haunting
Disturbingly unforgettable
wistful · soaring · tender · evocative · nostalgic · romantic · melancholic · uplifting · soothing · stirring
feminine
Pertaining to women
origin · namesake · lyrical · songbird · muse · harmonious · graceful · poetic · artistic
Melodyharmony
Agreement or musical blend
rhythm · counterpoint · accompaniment · bass line · chord progression
Melodytunelessness
Quality of lacking melody
discordance · harshness · monotony · droning · arrhythmia
- melody linePrimary musical phrase
- folk melodyTraditional communal tune
- catchy melodyMemorable musical phrase
- Unchained MelodySong about unrestricted longing
- folk melodiesAncestral community songs
- haunting melodiesSongs that linger emotionally
melodic, melodies, melodious, melodiously, melodiousness, melodize, unmelodious