harmonies

Notes sung together

Harmonies is the plural of harmony.

In music, harmonies are combinations of notes sounded together to produce chords, or the study of how chords progress: The song's vocal harmonies were stunning.

More broadly, harmonies describe pleasing arrangements or agreements among parts: the harmonies of color in the painting, social harmonies between neighboring communities.

musical

chord

Notes sounded simultaneously

cadence · tonality · arpeggio · scale · pitch · intonation · resonance · timbre · sonority · modulation

social

accord

Harmony between parties

peace · rapport · solidarity · understanding · camaraderie · fellowship · amity · reconciliation · coexistence · diplomacy

orchestral

symphony

Extended composition for orchestra

woodwinds · brass · score · arrangement · instrumentation · ensemble · concerto · overture · movement · adagio

balance

equilibrium

State of balance

unity · coherence · correspondence · complementarity · compatibility · integration · synthesis · wholeness · coordination · interplay

aesthetic

color

Visual hue property

coordination · complementary · matching · blending · flow · coherence · unity · interplay · feng shui · arrangement

Categories
Opposites
musical consonance

harmoniesdissonances

Harsh tonal conflicts

discords · clashes · disharmonies · cacophonies · atonality

agreement/accord

harmoniesconflicts

Serious disagreements or fights

discords · clashes · discord · discordance · dissonances

musical texture/structure

harmoniesunison

Simultaneous identical action

monophony · single voice · monotone

Phrases
Family

harmonious, harmonize, harmonica, harmonic, harmonization, harmonizing, harmonized, harmoniously, unharmonious

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