harmonynoun
uk/ˈhɑː.mə.ni/us/ˈhɑːr.mə.ni/harmony noun (MUSIC)
C2 [ C or U ] a pleasant musical sound made by different notes being played or sung at the same time:
singing in harmony
It is a simple melody with complex harmonies.
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- It's thrilling to hear the four-part harmony, with the voices perfectly balanced.
- We need a few people in the congregation to sing the harmonies and not just the simple hymn tune.
- She played the tune on the flute and I did some harmonies on the piano.
- The modern generation of composers discarded traditional ideas of melody and harmony.
- His music is known for its clashing discords, but at the end of this piece he gives us a rare passage of pure harmony.
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Technical music terms
- accidental
- adagio
- allegro
- antiphonal
- arpeggio
- arr
- arrange
- cadence
- harmonic
- key signature
- legato
- mike check
- motif
- pizzicato
- timbre
- tuning
- twelve-tone
- twelve-tone scale
- unison
- up-tempo
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harmony noun (MATCH)
B2 [ U ] a situation in which people are peaceful and agree with each other, or when things seem right or suitable together:
racial harmony (= good feelings between different races)
domestic harmony (= good feelings in the family or home)
Imagine a society in which everyone lived together in (perfect) harmony.
We must ensure that tourism develops in harmony with the environment.
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Balance and imbalance
- accord
- accord with sth
- align
- alignment
- balance (sth) out/up
- balance of power
- balanced
- equilibrium
- harmonize
- imbalance
- jar
- jarring
- offset
- on an even keel idiom
- one man's loss is another man's gain idiom
- realign
- square (sth) with sth
- strike a balance idiom
- symmetry
- wash
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