melodic phrase

collocation in English

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melodic
adjective
uk
/məˈlɒd.ɪk/us
/məˈlɑː.dɪk/
very pleasant to ...
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phrase
noun[C]
uk
/freɪz/us
/freɪz/
language
a group of words that is part of, rather than the whole of, ...
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(Definition ofmelodicandphrasefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Even if themelodicphrasehas the same shape, the possibility that there are significant variants has to be admitted.
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The melody seems relatively detached from the harmony; the secondmelodicphraserepeats the first, despite the changing harmonic context.
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The firstmelodicphraseof the stanza begins with a striking repetition of the highest note of the d octave, and that note is again prominent in the second phrase.
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In the sparse style, a full chord is often played only at the beginning of amelodicphrase.
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The motives of each movement are defined by dynamics, rather than amelodicphrase.
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The chorus (or refrain) usually has amelodicphraseand a key lyrical line which is repeated.
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The movement's three themes are imitated, frequently while another voice has yet to complete itsmelodicphrase.
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Often these modulatory sequences, achieved through a pivot chord or through inflection of amelodicphrase, arrive at harmonically remote keys.
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In sequences, the samemelodicphraseis repeated in each couplet.
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Page (1994) applied such networks to the learning of simple melodies and to the musical expectations that can be evoked by the incomplete presentation of familiar melodic phrases.
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Two melodic phrases of seven notes each correspond to the first part of the stanza, 7+7.
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The custom of hawking led many vendors to create custom melodic phrases.
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The accompaniments form an integral part of every composition presented, and they closely follow and augment the melodic phrases outlined by the lead singer.
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They generally sound like a slowed down version of a tarantella, as they encompass many of the same melodic phrases.
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Dixie employs a single rhythmic motive (two sixteenth note pickups followed by a longer note), which is integrated into long, melodic phrases.
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Distinctively, they are played using extensive variations on a few melodic phrases, and a single song can last over an hour.
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In more sophisticated forms, they are melodic phrases with spiritual interpretations such as human longing for truth, reality, light, immortality, peace, love, knowledge and action.
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The album is characterized by powerful expression, a mixture of refined noise, industrial sounds and totally ruptured tones full of breaks and twists, interfused with short melodic phrases and pieces.
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