late 13c., from Old French melodie "music, song, tune" (12c.), from Late Latin melodia, from Greek meloidia "a singing, a chanting, choral song, a tune for lyric poetry," from melo [..]

noun harmony, tune

tune: a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven" the perception of pleasant arrangements of musical notes (melodic) melodio [..]

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A tune; a succession of tones comprised of mode, rhythm, and pitches so arranged as to achieve musical shape, being perceived as a unity by the mind. In a piece of music where there is more than one v [..]

Specifically, the topmost line or voice.

(n) a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence(n) the perception of pleasant arrangements of musical notes

consecutive tones; the linear or horizontal element of music.

[0] a combination of a pitch series and a rhythm having a clearly defined shape.

pitches and rhythms sounding sequentially in time (one after the other).

(1) The aspect of music having to do with the succession of single notes in a coherent arrangement; (2) a particular succession of such notes (also referred to as tune, theme, or voice).

(1) Notes played or sung one at a time in succession. (2) A series of single notes that are the main and most recognizable part of a song or piece of music.

A horizontal element of music created by a sequence of pitches resulting in a tune.

Melody is another word for tune. It is usually easy to remember and recognise.

A succession of musical notes played one after another (usually the most recognizable tune of a song). Melody is Boss by Kirk Lorange

A succession of single pitches over time. Melody is the horizontal aspect of musical texture.

a series of single notes which add up to a recognizable whole. Usually a tune that lends itself to singing. See also: “accompaniment”, “texture”, “homophonic texture”, “monophonic texture”, “polyphoni [..]

The sequence of musical notes with pitches that makes up the predominant sound in a piece of music. One of the basic components of music: melody, harmony, rhythm, texture, and silence.

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From the English word melody, which is derived (via Old French and Late Latin) from Greek μέλος (melos) meaning "song" combined with ἀείδ&omega [..]