melodic, a.
(mɪˈlɒdɪk)
[ad. F. mélodique = Sp. melódico, It. melodico, ad. late L. melōdicus (Cassiodorus), a. Gr. µελῳδικός, f. µελῳδία: see melody and -ic.]
Of or pertaining to melody.
melodic minor scale: see minor a.
| 1823 New Monthly Mag. VIII. 132 We should not..hesitate to risk a comparison between the best Greek melodic concert, and the melharmonic strains and combinations of a modern performance. 1864 in Webster. 1868 H. Spencer Princ. Psychol. (1872) II. 641 The melodic element in music. 1893 Athenæum 23 Dec. 890/2 Scale is the accepted foundation of all music, melodic or harmonic. |