melodic contour

collocation in English

meaningsofmelodicandcontour

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melodic
adjective
uk
/məˈlɒd.ɪk/us
/məˈlɑː.dɪk/
very pleasant to ...
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contour
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɒn.tɔːr/us
/ˈkɑːn.tʊr/
the shape of a mass of land or other object, especially its curved surface or the curved shape formed by its ...
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(Definition ofmelodicandcontourfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Both this and the cabaletta have a jaggedmelodiccontour, alternating stepwise motion with leaps from chest to head register.
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Hermelodiccontouris also independent of the orchestra.
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Five-year-olds were not sensitive either to major or minor mode, or tomelodiccontour.
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The rules concerned pitch selection, rhythmic construction, repetition, andmelodiccontour.
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Testing models ofmelodiccontoursimilarity.
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Quite often, they concluded, a later reading was simply latent in earlier notation since the generalmelodiccontourof both versions appeared to be the same.
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Improvisation is within a framework of repetition and themelodiccontourof the moas.
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Even themelodiccontouris guajeo-based. 2-3 clave is shown above the guitar for reference only.
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Themelodiccontoursearch uses an editing distance.
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Melodiccontourmay also be considered to be an important aspect of vocal "tessitura".
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Since only themelodiccontouris relevant, one can find melodies even if the key, rhythm, or the exact intervals are unknown.
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Languages are not a barrier because themelodiccontourof the song describes the nature of the land over which the song passes.
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The text determines the accent while themelodiccontourdetermines the phrasing.
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This includes extended techniques, complex and often unstable textures, microtonality, highly disjunctmelodiccontour, complex layered rhythms, abrupt changes in texture, and so on.
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Following this is a section with both hands playing in contrary motion in amelodiccontourmarked by 16th notes (bars 9-12).
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Color, shape, and texture are used to convey high-level musical features such as timbre,melodiccontour, and harmonic tension.
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The resulting melodies were similar to the random ones, with some greater tendency for diatonic pitches and less jagged melodic contours.
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This tonal nature of the language influences the melodic contours of the songs, which usually follow the inflections of the spoken word.
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