melody - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • haunt: He begins to play, and a stirring, almost haunting melody fills the house.
  • soar: This sounded like one of the better Coldplay songs with its soaring melody.
  • compose: Sibelius composed the melody in the late 19th century.

Adjective modifier

  • catchy: However, they rather let the side down by also having a catchy little melody called Ramble on Rose.
  • vocal: The vocal melody comes in with a tune that leans heavily King Crimson's ' In the Court of the Crimson King ' .
  • soulful: James demonstrated his bluesy guitar skills alongside a soulful melody.
  • lyrical: Few works capture this more ardently than Elgar's Second Symphony with its abundance of lyrical melody.

Modifies a noun

  • reminiscent: This had an epic sound and had a melody reminiscent of the better mid-90s UK bands.
  • line: The melody lines with the guitar chords are also printed at the back of the book.

Noun used with modifier

  • plainchant: The hymns are essentially settings of the original plainchant melodies.
  • hooky: Very hooky melodies float above live and pre-recorded recorded samples with swirls of synth to create some catchy music.
  • plainsong: The plainsong melody of the Sequence is dispersed among the four voices but appears mostly in the inner two parts.
  • birdsong: Features choice of lullaby or birdsong melody, on- ... .

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