Crossword clues for harmonies
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Harmony \Har"mo*ny\ (h[aum]r"m[-o]*n[y^]), n.; pl. Harmonies (-n[i^]z). [F. harmonie, L. harmonia, Gr. "armoni`a joint, proportion, concord, fr. "armo`s a fitting or joining. See Article.]
The just adaptation of parts to each other, in any system or combination of things, or in things intended to form a connected whole; such an agreement between the different parts of a design or composition as to produce unity of effect; as, the harmony of the universe.
Concord or agreement in facts, opinions, manners, interests, etc.; good correspondence; peace and friendship; as, good citizens live in harmony.
A literary work which brings together or arranges systematically parallel passages of historians respecting the same events, and shows their agreement or consistency; as, a harmony of the Gospels.
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(Mus.)
A succession of chords according to the rules of progression and modulation.
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The science which treats of their construction and progression.
Ten thousand harps, that tuned Angelic harmonies.
--Milton.
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(Anat.) See Harmonic suture, under Harmonic.
Close harmony, Dispersed harmony, etc. See under Close, Dispersed, etc.
Harmony of the spheres. See Music of the spheres, under Music.
Syn: Harmony, Melody.
Usage: Harmony results from the concord of two or more strains or sounds which differ in pitch and quality. Melody denotes the pleasing alternation and variety of musical and measured sounds, as they succeed each other in a single verse or strain.
Wiktionary
n. (plural of harmony English)
Usage examples of "harmonies".
And let it fill the Daedal cups like fire, And from the flower-inwoven soil divine Ye all-triumphant harmonies arise, As dew from earth under the twilight stars: Drink!
The Harmonies of Heaven correspond to those of Earth, and the Eternal Life accomplishes its evolutions in accordance with the same laws as the life of a dog.
The Rose was for the Initiates the living and blooming symbol of the revelation of the harmonies of being.
Rose, the living symbol of the revelation of the harmonies of being, 821-l.
He had written a song for them to sing together at the great bonfire, and he had drawn her aside, away from the clustered campfires, to practice its intricate harmonies and rhythms.
It was an exquisite piece of constantly shifting harmonies and lead lines, and Miriam laughed with delight when she recognized it.
She liked to listen to the music, get a sense of its tone and mood, and then make up her own harmonies, which often differed radically from the ones the composer might have intended.
Their voices were nearly matched in range, so the harmonies were close, and at times the two lines became unison.
Therefore, the harmonies were generally simple, unimaginative descant lines designed more to please the ear than to rouse the god.
With the two duets she was obedient, tamely accepting the harmonies of the composer, but on the final tenor solo, she played with the music a little, embroidering a little here, echoing a little there.
Over the past couple of weeks, Jossis had learned the harmonies to a few of the more common melodies, and had acquired the ability to produce the words at least phonetically, so he always sang along on the pieces he knew.
And harmonies of wisdom and of song, And thoughts, and deeds worthy of thoughts so fair.
He commenced as a violin player, and attracted attention while a mere child by his original passages, chromatics, new harmonies and modulations.
He was fond of chromatic harmonies and double stops, which imparted great sonority to his playing.
Under the excitement of the sentiment of a poem, or of dramatic incidents narrated, strange harmonies spontaneously suggested themselves, and melodies exquisitely appropriate to the sentiment he desired to convey.