melodic line
Noun
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a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
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she was humming an air from Beethoven
Indigenous Abkhazian style of three-part polyphony uses double drones (in fourths, fifths, or octaves) and one leading melodic line at one time.
His instrumental works are therefore imbued with a similar vocally conceived melodic line, granted they may be lacking in the sophisticated counterpoint and motivic work of Haydn and Mozart's music.
Most early Shaker music is monodic, that is to say, composed of a single melodic line with no harmonization.
Double stops (two notes played simultaneously) are sometimes used, but mostly as a reinforcement of the main melodic line, similar to the usual use of double stops in solo violin music.
In his E flat horn concerto, we hear periodic and short phrases, Galant harmonic rhythm and melodic line reduction.