Topic Thesaurus
Roget's Thesaurus

Melody. Concord

Nouns
  • melody, rhythm, measure
  • rhyme etc. (poetry) Poetry. pitch, timbre, intonation, tone. scale, gamut
  • diapason
  • diatonic chromatic scale, enharmonic scale
  • key, clef, chords. modulation, temperament, syncope, syncopation, preparation, suspension, resolution. staff, stave, line, space, brace
  • bar, rest
  • appoggiato, appoggiatura
  • acciaccatura. note, musical note, notes of a scale
  • sharp, flat, natural
  • high note etc. (shrillness) [Harsh sounds.] Stridor
  • low note etc. Resonance
  • interval
  • semitone
  • second, third, fourth etc.
  • diatessaron. breve, semibreve [Mus.], minim, crotchet, quaver
  • semiquaver, demisemiquaver, hemidemisemiquaver
  • sustained note, drone, burden. tonic
  • key note, leading note, fundamental note
  • supertonic, mediant, dominant
  • submediant, subdominant
  • octave, tetrachord
  • major key, minor key, major scale, minor scale, major mode, minor mode
  • passage, phrase. concord, harmony
  • emmeleia
  • unison, unisonance
  • chime, homophony
  • euphony, euphonism
  • tonality
  • consonance
  • consent
  • part. [Science of harmony] harmony, harmonics
  • thorough-bass, fundamental-bass
  • counterpoint
  • composer, harmonist, contrapuntist (musician) Musician [Performance of Music.].
Verbs
  • be harmonious etc. adj.
  • harmonize, chime, symphonize, transpose
  • put in tune, tune, accord, string.
Adjectives
  • harmonious, harmonical
  • in concord etc. n., in tune, in concert
  • unisonant, concentual, symphonizing, isotonic, homophonous, assonant
  • ariose, consonant. measured, rhythmical, diatonic, chromatic, enharmonic. melodious, musical
  • melic
  • tuneful, tunable
  • sweet, dulcet, canorous
  • mellow, mellifluous
  • soft, clear, clear as a bell
  • silvery
  • euphonious, euphonic, euphonical
  • symphonious
  • enchanting etc. (pleasure-giving) [Capability of giving pleasure; cause or source of pleasure.] Pleasurableness
  • fine-toned, full-toned, silver-toned.
Adverbs
  • harmoniously, in harmony
  • as one etc. adj..
Phrases
  • the hidden soul of harmony" [Milton].