non-harmonic
adjective
(alsononharmonic)uk/ˌnɒn.hɑːˈmɒn.ɪk/us/ˌnɑːn.hɑːrˈmɑː.nɪk/notrelatingtoharmony(= apleasantmusicalsoundmade by differentnotesbeingplayedorsungat the sametime):
The non-harmonicsoundon his newalbumhasdisappointedmany of hislong-termfans.
musicspecialized
not consisting of aspecialnotethatsoundswhen amusicalnoteisplayedthat is different from themainnote:
Non-harmonictones, also calledembellishingtones, arenotesthat do notfitwith thechordinquestion.
- Themusicistypifiedbysoundswhich areharmonicsinterwovenwith othersoundsof a nonharmoniccharacter.
- The composer'sworkcontainsmany non-harmonicchordsthatcreateasenseofunease.
Describing qualities of sound
- audibly
- chuff
- clomp
- consonance
- crackly
- easy on the eye/earidiom
- euphonious
- fullness
- mellifluous
- melodic
- plaintiveness
- plangent
- pure
- raucously
- raucousness
- rhythmic
- sizzling
- timbre
- tinny
- tuneless
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