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a rhythmic series of musical tones arranged to give a pleasing effect
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Recent Examples of melodies
As the doors swung open, choirs filled the air with song and the cathedral's great organ -- silent since the fire -- resounded with majestic melodies.
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Thomas Adamson and Sylvie Corbet The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 9 Dec. 2024
The layered beat builds like a dream, swirling burbling synth melodies, breathy intonations, and pulsing rhythms into synchrony.
—Stephen Kearse, TIME, 9 Dec. 2024
His woozy, Max B–lite melodies, hustler’s spirit raps that could work in classic Vado freestyles, and Dyckman shoutouts create a link between his Auto-Tune experiments and the fly party rap that’s been coming out of New York since the birth of hip-hop.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 9 Dec. 2024
Driven by fantastical beats (mostly self-produced) and a deep bag of icy melodies that recall everything from Duwap Kaine to pluggnb-era Summrs, the ordinary is surreal.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 9 Dec. 2024
While her snappy lyrics structure these songs of reflection and self-care, her deep arsenal of flows, intonations, and melodies bring them to life.
—Stephen Kearse, TIME, 8 Dec. 2024
Reyna, backed by a few producers, leads a humid romp through the dance cultures of the Latin diaspora, melding bouncy polyrhythms, syrupy melodies, and field recordings of birds and moving water.
—Stephen Kearse, TIME, 8 Dec. 2024
Indeed, the songs, composed by Joshua Schmidt, sport sturdy, indelible melodies, but the sting comes from the words the family sings about love and community.
—Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2024
Inside the nave, choirs sang psalms, and the cathedral’s mighty organ thundered back to life in a triumphant interplay of melodies.
—Thomas Adamson and John Leicester, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Thomas Adamson and Sylvie Corbet The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 9 Dec. 2024
The layered beat builds like a dream, swirling burbling synth melodies, breathy intonations, and pulsing rhythms into synchrony.
—Stephen Kearse, TIME, 9 Dec. 2024
His woozy, Max B–lite melodies, hustler’s spirit raps that could work in classic Vado freestyles, and Dyckman shoutouts create a link between his Auto-Tune experiments and the fly party rap that’s been coming out of New York since the birth of hip-hop.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 9 Dec. 2024
Driven by fantastical beats (mostly self-produced) and a deep bag of icy melodies that recall everything from Duwap Kaine to pluggnb-era Summrs, the ordinary is surreal.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 9 Dec. 2024
While her snappy lyrics structure these songs of reflection and self-care, her deep arsenal of flows, intonations, and melodies bring them to life.
—Stephen Kearse, TIME, 8 Dec. 2024
Reyna, backed by a few producers, leads a humid romp through the dance cultures of the Latin diaspora, melding bouncy polyrhythms, syrupy melodies, and field recordings of birds and moving water.
—Stephen Kearse, TIME, 8 Dec. 2024
Indeed, the songs, composed by Joshua Schmidt, sport sturdy, indelible melodies, but the sting comes from the words the family sings about love and community.
—Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2024
Inside the nave, choirs sang psalms, and the cathedral’s mighty organ thundered back to life in a triumphant interplay of melodies.
—Thomas Adamson and John Leicester, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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