harmony
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2.8
- noun
- /ˈhɑːrməni/
:
armonía
- The choir sang in perfect harmony, creating a beautiful sound that filled the hall.
- melody and harmony
- rhythm and harmony
- chords and harmony
That is a form of chordal harmony as well.
- That is a form of chordal harmony as well.
- And I gave more weight to intros that had really great harmony arrangements.
- They must be like the look of new kids, but the sound of boys to men that you know, type of Doo wop harmony.
- I mean, it had The Beach Boys harmonies and stuff, but it wasn't like, you know, Serb city, here we come.
- I feel like I'm just playing a little harmony on my violin while my ship is slowly plunging into the freezing cold water below.
- That record jazz harmony changed because of why?
- I'm like you about to do what what as she put them harmonies, my life change.
Examples
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I challenged them with some two-part harmony, and they did great!
Academic text (2015) -
That is a form of chordal harmony as well.
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And teach the world to sing in perfect harmony # #
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Let me sing harmony with you for the bridge, and I think I can help you with that phrasing part on the bridge.
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Students of piano might begin by performing the harmony of a blues progression in C major.
Academic text (1991) -
And it's very hard to describe the true magic of a group of guys singing in perfect harmony.
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Our songs are three-part harmonies.
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Many published versions of these songs feature rich, close harmonies and chord clusters.
Academic text (1991) -
The melodies became longer and more elaborate, the harmonies sweeping the minor end of the musical spectrum.
Fiction book (2002) -
My heartbeat slows down, and I am in awe of the beautiful, rich harmonies of the winds.
Academic text (2015)
Synonyms
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8.0
A combination of notes that sound pleasant together
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8.6
A sound that is pleasant when words or music fit together smoothly
A way of putting notes together so they sound pleasant
A pleasant musical sound that is nice to hear
A pleasing, balanced arrangement of parts like colours or ideas
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
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5.5
Four voices singing different notes together to make a rich musical sound
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4.3
Three voices or instruments sing different notes together to make a full sound
How Harmonious
- Literature
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8.6
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2.8
- Literature
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4.2
- Literature
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8.3
- Specialized
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7.7
Surface Forms
Etymology
Harmony comes from the Greek harmonia, meaning 'fitting together', and it is the same idea behind the verb harmonize, to make sounds match. So musical harmony is when notes blend and sound pleasant together.