melodic interval.
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melodic interval. — See under interval (def. 6) … Useful english dictionary
interval — intervalic, intervallic /in teuhr val ik/, adj. /in teuhr veuhl/, n. 1. an intervening period of time: an interval of 50 years. 2. a period of temporary cessation; pause: intervals between the volleys of gunfire. 3. a space between things, points … Universalium
interval — /ˈɪntəvəl / (say intuhvuhl) noun 1. an intervening period of time: an interval of fifty years. 2. a period of cessation; a pause: intervals between attacks. 3. a period during which action temporarily ceases; a break, as between acts of a play in …
interval — Synonyms and related words: abeyance, amount, aperture, arrearage, breach, break, broaching, caesura, caliber, cavity, cease fire, cessation, chasm, check, clearing, cleft, coffee break, comma, compass, consecutive intervals, crack, cut, day, day … Moby Thesaurus
Interval (music) — For the album by See You Next Tuesday, see Intervals (album). Melodic and harmonic intervals. … Wikipedia
Melodic expectation — In music cognition melodic expectation is the tendency for a person listening to a melody to have a feeling or expectation for what might come next in the melody. For example, if the ascending musical partial octave do re mi fa sol la ... is… … Wikipedia
Harmonic interval — Harmonic Har*mon ic (h[aum]r*m[o^]n [i^]k), Harmonical Har*mon ic*al ( [i^]*kal), a. [L. harmonicus, Gr. armoniko s; cf. F. harmonique. See {Harmony}.] 1. Concordant; musical; consonant; as, harmonic sounds. [1913 Webster] Harmonic twang! of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Diatonic and chromatic — Chromatic redirects here. For other uses, see Chromatic (disambiguation). Melodies may be based on a diatonic scale and maintain its tonal characteristics but contain many accidentals up to all twelve tones of the chromatic scale, such as the… … Wikipedia
Counterpoint — For other uses, see Counterpoint (disambiguation). Extract from Fugue no. 17 in A flat major, BWV 862, from book 1 of The Well Tempered Clavier by Bach, who is widely regarded as the greatest practitioner of counterpoint.[ … Wikipedia
Glossary of musical terminology — This is a list of musical terms that are likely to be encountered in printed scores, music reviews, and program notes. Most of the terms are Italian (see also Italian musical terms used in English), in accordance with the Italian origins of many… … Wikipedia
