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Example sentences for: melody

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Or simply an abstract rhythm, cadence, or melody to which you must give voice?
In the first 12 measures of "The Meaning of the Blues," from Miles Ahead , the contents of a rising counterpoint behind Davis' melody keep mutating: French horn and trumpet give way to oboe, which slides back into trumpets, and the progression into the fourth measure, with nothing but the treble of muted trumpets in unison, feels like an airplane taking off.
The loving yet formal thee and thou and the closing -eth syllable create a melody, a rhythm, a smooth cadence truly reflecting our beloved shepherd's care, and ignite a feeling of intimacy with him, a mutuality of feeling that the -s ending completely wants--Excuse me!
When played live, it has a haunting melody but taverna owners do have the irritating habit of playing it at high decibels through overloaded speakers.
In 99 percent of his songs, Jerome Kern's music was written before the words, and he was notorious for declining to accommodate his lyricists--no extra notes so that an ingenious word might be made to fit, and certainly no concessions to literal meaning in his melody or harmony.