Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a harmonic manner; harmoniously; specifically, in music, in a manner suitable to the rules of harmony, as distinguished from
melodically or rhythmically. - In acoustics, by or in harmonics. See
harmonic , n., 1. - In mathematics, in a harmonic relation. Thus, two segments, AB, MN, of the same straight line are said to be harmonically situated when AM. BN + AN. BM = 0.
- In anatomy, so as to make a harmonia.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In an harmonical manner; harmoniously.
- adverb In respect to harmony, as distinguished from
melody . - adverb (Math.) In harmonical progression.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In a
harmonic manner.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb with respect to harmony
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Examples
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Ears may weary of the long recitatives and harmonically static arias, some recycled from earlier operas.
Rodney Punt: Griselda in Peter Sellars Production at Santa Fe Opera Rodney Punt 2011
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Ears may weary of the long recitatives and harmonically static arias, some recycled from earlier operas.
Rodney Punt: Griselda in Peter Sellars Production at Santa Fe Opera Rodney Punt 2011
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So Mr. Williams fashioned a work that evokes the melancholic, calmly affirming, harmonically open-hearted world of Copland.
A New Williams Work for a Momentous Occasion - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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Behind Ms. Sirota, he played the more harmonically complex pieces with characteristic élan.
New Feathers for His Cap Jim Fusilli 2011
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So Mr. Williams fashioned a work that evokes the melancholic, calmly affirming, harmonically open-hearted world of Copland.
A New Williams Work for a Momentous Occasion - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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The introductions and codas are often longer and harmonically more elaborate.
The Waltz That Defines Vienna Barrymore Laurence Scherer 2010
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Schweizer is a harmonically adventurous ballad player, a inventive explorer of under-the-lid strings sounds and percussive effects, and she plays Jimmy Giuffre's iconic cool-jazz groover The Train and the River with a freewheeling relish.
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American keyboard player, songwriter, and bandleader, a prolific recording artist who achieved success as an incisive, harmonically provocative jazz pianist, then went on to gain wide popularity as a leader of electric jazz-rock groups.
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With few exceptions, pop music is melodically obvious, harmonically non-existent and lyrically stupid.
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Her harmonically exploratory, third movement cadenza sounded freshly composed on the spot, and her dreamy, exotically pitch-bent treatment of the concerto's slow movement (against very Middle Eastern-sounding color from the droning bass and skittering arpeggios on the lutes) proved an atmospheric delight.
English Concert at Library of Congress Anne Midgette 2010
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