Roget's Thesaurus

#413. Melody. Concord

Nouns

melody, rhythm, measure; rhyme etc. (poetry) 597. 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) 410; low note etc. 408; 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; faburden. piece of music etc. 415 [Fr.]; composer, harmonist, contrapuntist (musician) 416.

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) 829; fine-toned, full-toned, silver-toned.

Adverbs

harmoniously, in harmony; as one etc. adj..

Phrases

the hidden soul of harmony [Milton].