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melody

Definition for melody

noun as in tune; rhythmical succession of tones

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Trills of harp-like melody underscore its essential artificiality, but its constant movement from one section to the next makes the piece seem organic and alive.

She throws her head back and lets out a cry that’s in perfect tune with the melody in the air.

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Think of an athlete in the middle of a game, or a musician enraptured by a melody or the rare magic of getting lost in a project or conversation and realizing an hour has evaporated.

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“The boys,” as Disney himself would come to call them, were so nervous and excited that they decided to write three songs, with varying tempos, in the hopes that at least one melody would please.

Over tattered drum and bass patterns, retro-futuristic crescendos and ephemeral melodies, Twigs attempts to bottle the way dance music makes her feel.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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