Definition of harmony

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Harmony (n.) A succession of chords according to the rules of progression and modulation.

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Accord :: Accord (v. i.) To agree; to correspond; to be in harmony; -- followed by with, formerly also by to; as, his disposition accords with his looks..
Homophonous :: Homophonous (a.) Now used for plain harmony, note against note, as opposed to polyphonic harmony, in which the several parts move independently, each with its own melody..
Ethically :: Ethically (adv.) According to, in harmony with, moral principles or character..
Tune :: Tune (n.) A rhythmical, melodious, symmetrical series of tones for one voice or instrument, or for any number of voices or instruments in unison, or two or more such series forming parts in harmony; a melody; an air; as, a merry tune; a mournful tune; a slow tune; a psalm tune. See Air..
Consent :: Consent (n.) Correspondence in parts, qualities, or operations; agreement; harmony; coherence..
Accord :: Accord (v. t.) Agreement, harmony, or just correspondence of things; as, the accord of light and shade in painting..
Polyphony :: Polyphony (n.) Composition in mutually related, equally important parts which share the melody among them; contrapuntal composition; -- opposed to homophony, in which the melody is given to one part only, the others filling out the harmony. See Counterpoint..
Inharmoniously :: Inharmoniously (adv.) Without harmony.
Music :: Music (n.) Harmony; an accordant combination of simultaneous tones.
Chorally :: Chorally (adv.) In the manner of a chorus; adapted to be sung by a choir; in harmony.
Concent :: Concent (n.) Concert of voices; concord of sounds; harmony; as, a concent of notes..
Figurate :: Figurate (a.) Florid; figurative; involving passing discords by the freer melodic movement of one or more parts or voices in the harmony; as, figurate counterpoint or descant..
Disharmony :: Disharmony (n.) Want of harmony; discord; incongruity.
Chord :: Chord (n.) A combination of tones simultaneously performed, producing more or less perfect harmony, as, the common chord..
Agreeableness :: Agreeableness (n.) Resemblance; concordance; harmony; -- with to or between.
Cosmos :: Cosmos (n.) The theory or description of the universe, as a system displaying order and harmony..
Music :: Music (n.) The science and the art of tones, or musical sounds, i. e., sounds of higher or lower pitch, begotten of uniform and synchronous vibrations, as of a string at various degrees of tension; the science of harmonical tones which treats of the principles of harmony, or the properties, dependences, and relations of tones to each other; the art of combining tones in a manner to please the ear..
Time :: Time (v. t.) To measure, as in music or harmony..
Harmony :: Harmony (n.) See Harmonic suture, under Harmonic..
Soprano :: Soprano (n.) The treble; the highest vocal register; the highest kind of female or boy's voice; the upper part in harmony for mixed voices.
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