melody
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Alternative rockers like Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins and Green Day began channeling the band’s signature blend of melody and crunchy guitars.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
The concert leaned heavily on the band's new album Arirang, which folds the melody and mythology of Korea's folk music into the band's hyperactive, experimental pop sound.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
“It has been a challenge going from the scandal to relationship to miscarriage to arrest to being pregnant again,” she says as a sentimental melody lilts in the background.
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026
As the melody plays, the trailer shows the students sailing to the United States before cutting to BTS at Seoul's Gyeongbokgung Palace -- the backdrop for Saturday's concert.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
For more advanced groups, try dividing into three parts, with the melody in one part and sung ostinati in the other groups.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
Vocabulary lists containing melody
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Music - Introductory
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