Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A small variety of pipe-organ, invented by J. A. Stein in 1770, which was intended to be set upon a harpsichord or similar instrument so that a melody could be played upon it while the accompaniment was played upon the harpsichord.
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- noun A free-
reed keyboard wind instrument.
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Examples
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A pensive Milton Bradley explains to Seattle beat writers why the melodica is his least favorite instrument, even if they do teach kids music on it in Norway.
Athletics Nation emperor nobody 2010
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A reverberant melodica opens to a stable kick drum, the Balkan effect softer, more Black Ark-ish.
Derek Beres: Global Beat Fusion: Thievery's Rastas and Austin's Latin Soul Derek Beres 2011
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Mr. Batiste made an unexpected entrance at about 10:30 p.m., striding in from the back of Dizzy's, leading his sextet to the stage as he chanted and played the melodica, a mouth-blown, hand-held mini-keyboard.
Passing Down the Piano Torch Song Will Friedwald 2011
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Bay area DJ Cheb i Sabbah spits out a bhangra banger on "Son of Shiva," and the Bhakti Brothers ⯠Giacomini and Robin Livingston ⯠re-dub five tracks, including a melodica-drenched rendition of "Om Namah Shivaya."
Derek Beres: Global Beat Fusion: Reclaiming the Elephant Derek Beres 2010
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Menacing clouds of reverberating discord give way to toy piano chimes synchronized with chirping melodica, booming bass drum, and mournfully wheezing harmonium, all oddly juxtaposed with Steinke's warm guitar melodies.
Bill Bush: Distinct of a Decade and Definitive of an Era: This Artweek.LA (June 27-July 3) Bill Bush 2011
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A reverberant melodica opens to a stable kick drum, the Balkan effect softer, more Black Ark-ish.
Derek Beres: Global Beat Fusion: Thievery's Rastas and Austin's Latin Soul Derek Beres 2011
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And, finally, 19-year-old Casey Abrams can play the melodica.
'American Idol': Season 10, episode 5 (Austin auditions) UPDATED Lisa de Moraes 2011
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It took him a lifetime (67 last week) to fully alchemize the two idioms—bebop and island music (reggae, calypso, mento)—and it requires a full cast of three drummers, assorted bassists and guitarists and even a second keyboard, plus Mr. Alexander doubling on melodica.
The Sound Way Down in the Underground Will Friedwald 2011
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It took him a lifetime (67 last week) to fully alchemize the two idioms—bebop and island music (reggae, calypso, mento)—and it requires a full cast of three drummers, assorted bassists and guitarists and even a second keyboard, plus Mr. Alexander doubling on melodica.
The Sound Way Down in the Underground Will Friedwald 2011
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Menacing clouds of reverberating discord give way to toy piano chimes synchronized with chirping melodica, booming bass drum, and mournfully wheezing harmonium, all oddly juxtaposed with Steinke's warm guitar melodies.
Bill Bush: Distinct of a Decade and Definitive of an Era: This Artweek.LA (June 27-July 3) Bill Bush 2011
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