melodic idea

collocation in English

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melodic
adjective
uk
/məˈlɒd.ɪk/us
/məˈlɑː.dɪk/
very pleasant to ...
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idea
noun
uk
/aɪˈdɪə/us
/aɪˈdiː.ə/
a suggestion or plan for ...
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(Definition ofmelodicandideafrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Simone's ensuing aside introduces a newmelodicidea, accompanied by cellos, as well as a new dramatic element.
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Like the trombone melody at the beginning of the piece, the principalmelodicideain this section forms an asymmetrical collection in pitch space.
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Nadir's 'following' is reflected in his imitating the genie'smelodicidea.
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But usually there's amelodicidea.
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The more formal term countersubject applies to a secondary or subordinatemelodicideain a fugue.
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Not only does the dynamics change, but a newmelodicideais introduced.
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By contrast, the tonal return section of each aria begins unobtrusively, without particularly striking melodic ideas.
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There are melodic ideas of distinction, memorable yet never banal.
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He also coined the term developing variation and was the first modern composer to embrace ways of developing motifs without resorting to the dominance of a centralizedmelodicidea.
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Domenico rarely expands upon his initial, typically contrapuntally presented, melodic ideas and opts instead for a very free approach to melodic material.
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That's harder to hear if you aren't aware of the association, but the staccato rhythms and bitten-off melodic ideas do point in that direction.
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A source of melodic ideas for improvisation is transcribing improvised solos from recordings.
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It is quite lacking in dramatic expressiveness in characterization, in melodic ideas, in distinction of any kind...
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To try to search for the melodic ideas and song structure that might bring more people inthat's what we're trying to investigate.
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Several melodic ideas were recycled for use in later pieces.
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It employs two new melodic ideas, expansive in themselves and even more luxuriantly developed.
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There is always a fresh and apparently inexhaustible flow of melodic ideas and the harmonic fabric is always full of interest and color and yet never unduly complicated.
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