What is "harmony"

Harmonic \Har*mon"ic\ (h[aum]r*m[o^]n"[i^]k), Harmonical \Har*mon"ic*al\ (-[i^]*kal), a. [L. harmonicus, Gr. "armoniko`s; cf. F. harmonique. See Harmony.]

1. Concordant; musical; consonant; as, harmonic sounds.

   Harmonic twang! of leather, horn, and brass.
   --Pope.

2. (Mus.) Relating to harmony, -- as melodic relates to melody; harmonious; esp., relating to the accessory sounds or overtones which accompany the predominant and apparent single tone of any string or sonorous body.

3. (Math.) Having relations or properties bearing some resemblance to those of musical consonances; -- said of certain numbers, ratios, proportions, points, lines, motions, and the like.

   Harmonic interval (Mus.), the distance between two notes of a chord, or two consonant notes.

   Harmonical mean (Arith. & Alg.), certain relations of numbers and quantities, which bear an analogy to musical consonances.

   Harmonic motion, the motion of the point A, of the foot of the perpendicular PA, when P moves uniformly in the circumference of a circle, and PA is drawn perpendicularly upon a fixed diameter of the circle. This is simple harmonic motion. The combinations, in any way, of two or more simple harmonic motions, make other kinds of harmonic motion. The motion of the pendulum bob of a clock is approximately simple harmonic motion.

   Harmonic proportion. See under Proportion.

   Harmonic series or Harmonic progression. See under Progression.

   Spherical harmonic analysis, a mathematical method, sometimes referred to as that of Laplace's Coefficients, which has for its object the expression of an arbitrary, periodic function of two independent variables, in the proper form for a large class of physical problems, involving arbitrary data, over a spherical surface, and the deduction of solutions for every point of space. The functions employed in this method are called spherical harmonic functions.
   --Thomson & Tait.

   Harmonic suture (Anat.), an articulation by simple apposition of comparatively smooth surfaces or edges, as between the two superior maxillary bones in man; -- called also harmonia, and harmony.

   Harmonic triad (Mus.), the chord of a note with its third and fifth; the common chord.

Thorough bass \Thor"ough bass`\ (Mus.) The representation of chords by figures placed under the base; figured bass; basso continuo; -- sometimes used as synonymous with harmony.

late 14c., from Old French armonie "harmony," also the name of a musical instrument (12c.), from Latin harmonia, from Greek harmonia "agreement, concord of sounds," also as a proper name, the personification of music, literally "means of joining," used of ship-planks, etc., also "settled government, order," related to harmos "fastenings of a door; shoulder," from PIE *ar-ti-, from *ar- "to fit together" (see arm (n.1)). Musical sense is oldest in English; that of "agreement of feeling, concord" is from late 14c.

n. 1 agreement or accord. 2 A pleasing combination of elements, or arrangement of sounds. 3 (context music English) The academic study of chords. 4 (context music English) Two or more notes played simultaneously to produce a chord. 5 (context music English) The relationship between two distinct musical pitches (musical pitches being frequencies of vibration which produce audible sound) played simultaneously. 6 A literary work which brings together or arranges systematically parallel passages of historians respecting the same events, and shows their agreement or consistency.

1. n. compatibility in opinion and action [syn: harmoniousness]

2. the structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords [syn: musical harmony]

3. a harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the whole [syn: concord, concordance]

4. agreement of opinions [syn: concord, concordance]

5. an agreeable sound property [ant: dissonance]

Harmony, in music, is the use of simultaneous pitches (tones, notes), or chords.

Harmony or harmonious may also refer to:

In music, harmony is the use of simultaneous pitches ( tones, notes), or chords. The study of harmony involves chords and their construction and chord progressions and the principles of connection that govern them. Harmony is often said to refer to the "vertical" aspect of music, as distinguished from melodic line, or the "horizontal" aspect. Counterpoint, which refers to the interweaving of melodic lines, and polyphony, which refers to the relationship of separate independent voices, are thus sometimes distinguished from harmony.

In popular and jazz harmony, chords are named by their root plus various terms and characters indicating their qualities. In many types of music, notably baroque, romantic, modern, and jazz, chords are often augmented with "tensions". A tension is an additional chord member that creates a relatively dissonant interval in relation to the bass. Typically, in the classical common practice period a dissonant chord (chord with tension) "resolves" to a consonant chord. Harmonization usually sounds pleasant to the ear when there is a balance between the consonant and dissonant sounds. In simple words, that occurs when there is a balance between "tense" and "relaxed" moments.

The Harmony toolkit is a never-completed free software widget toolkit that aimed to be API compatible with the then non- GPL licensed Qt widget toolkit. The QPL license that Qt used was free only if the program was not sold for profit and if its source code was freely available. It was later released under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL).

In addition to source compatibility with Qt, the Harmony project also aimed to add functionality such as multi-threaded applications and pluggable themes, features that Qt itself later added.

The GNU project launched the Harmony project, and also the GNOME desktop project, to counter the perceived problem that the free software KDE desktop was gaining popularity but was requiring that people install non GPL licensed software.

Development ceased at the end of 2000, when Qt was released under the GPL, removing the perceived need for the Harmony Project to exist. In January 2009 Qt itself was made available under the GNU LGPL, along with the previous license options.

Harmony, also known as Node 2, is the "utility hub" of the International Space Station. The hub contains four racks that provide electrical power, plus electronic data, and act as a central connecting point for several other components via its six Common Berthing Mechanisms (CBMs). Harmony added to the station's living volume, an increase of almost 20 percent, from to The successful installation of Harmony meant that from NASA's perspective, the station was "U.S. Core Complete". Harmony was successfully launched into space aboard Space Shuttle flight STS-120 on October 23, 2007. After temporarily being attached to the port side of the Unity node, it was moved to its permanent location on the forward end of the Destiny laboratory on November 14, 2007.

Harmony is the seventh album by American rock band Three Dog Night, released in 1971 (see 1971 in music). The album featured two Top 10 hits: a cover version of Paul Williams' " An Old Fashioned Love Song" (U.S. #4) and Hoyt Axton's " Never Been to Spain" (U.S. #5).

Harmony is Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoot's 20th and most recent studio album. Recorded in 2001 and released in 2004, it reached #35 on the Independent albums chart.

In color theory, color harmony refers to the property that certain aesthetically pleasing color combinations have. These combinations create pleasing contrasts and consonances that are said to be harmonious. These combinations can be of complementary colors, split-complementary colors, color triads, or analogous colors. Color harmony has been a topic of extensive study throughout history, but only since the Renaissance and the Scientific Revolution has it seen extensive codification. Artists and designers make use of these harmonies in order to achieve certain moods or aesthetics.

Harmony, New England is a fictional town that is featured on the American television soap opera Passions, which aired on NBC (1999–2007) and later on DirecTV (2007–08). The series followed the romantic and supernatural adventures of the town's residents.

A coastal New England town founded in 1646 with a small population, Harmony features a large fishing industry. The shots of the town shown on screen are filmed in the real town of Camden, Maine.

"Harmony" is Beni Arashiro's debut single, which served as the theme for TV ASAHI Friday Night's Drama "Rei-kan Bus Guide Jikenbo".

Harmony was a Dutch pop band of the 1970s. The group represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978 in Paris. There the band performed the song 't Is OK and ended in the 13th place with 37 points (20 entries).

Harmony consisted of Rosina Louwaars, Donald Lieveld and Ab van Woudenberg.

"Harmony" is a 1979 song by Suzi Lane from the album Ooh, La, La. Along with the track "Ooh, La, La", the song went to number one for one week on the Billboard disco/dance chart. The single failed to chart on either the Billboard Hot 100 or the R&B chart.

"Harmony" was written by Giorgio Moroder, Pete Bellotte, and Geoff Bastow and produced by Moroder.

Harmony (, or "Theory of Harmony") is a book published in 1906 by Heinrich Schenker. It is the first installment of Schenker's three-volume treatise on music theory entitled New Musical Theories and Fantasies; the others are Counterpoint and Free Composition. Schenker's name did not appear on the original edition of the work – the author was listed simply as "an artist".

Harmony, which was Schenker's first major book-length theoretical writing, is notable for defining the theoretical agenda that Schenker was to carry out over the subsequent three decades. Schenker makes a careful distinction between the theories of harmony (which for Schenker is concerned with relations among scale-steps) and counterpoint (which deals only with voice leading); he argues that other theorists have confusingly mixed these two concepts. He introduces the principle of repetition, which gives rise to the concept of the motive. Schenker also strongly hints about the ways in which large spans of music can be understood as elaborations of simple structures; this idea is perhaps the most characteristic feature of his mature theory. Finally, he discusses the relationship between music and Nature, which would also be a recurring theme throughout his career.

The work also contains the type of polemical writing that was to characterize most of Schenker's output. In Harmony, Schenker expresses his dissatisfaction with the state of music theory and music pedagogy in his time, and, by making frequent references and comparisons to other theorists, argues at length that his own ideas are superior. He would repeat this procedure in his later writings, often adding virulent commentary about the social and political situation of early 20th century Europe.

Harmony is the title of the fifth studio album released by country music artist Don Williams. It was released in 1976 (see 1976 in country music) and is his only album to have reached #1 on the Top Country Albums chart. The three singles released from this album, "Till the Rivers All Run Dry", "Say It Again" and "She Never Knew Me" reached #1, #1 and #2, respectively.

Harmony is the second studio album by Catholic group, The Priests. It was released in 2009 on RCA Records.

Harmony is the third album by British-based American R&B/ dance group Londonbeat, released in 1992 on the Anxious label. Although less successful than its predecessor In the Blood, Harmony produced two minor UK hits, "You Bring on the Sun" (#32) and "That's How I Feel About You" (#69). The former also reached the top 20 in Italy, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland and Austria.

Harmony is a 2010 album by Chinese experimental singer-songwriter Sa Dingding, produced by Marius de Vries and released on Wrasse Records.

Harmony is the second studio album by Never Shout Never and was released August 24, 2010. The packaging of the CD comes with flower seeds (while the limited edition bundle also includes a flower pot with the album name on it) with planting instructions "so you can get involved and make the world a more beautiful place!" The album was streamed on his MySpace on August 22, 2010. Harmony debuted at #14 on the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart.

"Harmony" is a song written by Jimbeau Hinson and Rick Ellsworth, and by American country music artist John Conlee. It was released in February 1986 as the first single and title track from the album Harmony. The song reached #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.

Harmony is a studio album by Canadian Country artist Anne Murray. It was released by Capitol Records in the summer of 1987.

The disc peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and sold approximately 350,000 copies in the United States.

Harmony is a Java-based software for creating high-definition music videos with 2D and 3D animations. The application was developed by Digital Chaotics, a company based in San Jose, California and established in 2010 by Ken and Leanna Scott.

Harmony is a 2010 South Korean film starring Kim Yunjin and Na Moon-hee about a group of women in prison who start a choir.

It sold 3,045,009 tickets, making it 5th best selling film of the year in Korea.

Harmony is the sixth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Serena Ryder. The album was released on November 27, 2012 in Canada, and on August 27, 2013 in the USA. A French edition featuring bilingual versions of two songs was released for the Quebec market on September 24, 2013. It received three Juno Award Nominations in 2013, winning Adult Alternative Album with five more (pending) nominations the following year including Album of the Year.

"Harmony" is a song written by Bernie Taupin and Elton John that was originally released by Elton John on his 1973 album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. In the U.S. it was released as the B-side of the " Bennie and the Jets" single in 1974, and in the U.K. it was released as a single in 1980 with " Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" on the B-side. It has also been covered by many artists, including Diana Ross, Zac Brown Band and Jesse Malin.

is a 2015 Japanese animated science fiction film directed by Michael Arias and Takashi Nakamura, animated by Studio 4°C and based the novel of the same name by Project Itoh. The film was released on November 13, 2015. Two other anime films based on novels by the same author are to be released: The Empire of Corpses was released on October 2, 2015 and Genocidal Organ, currently delayed without a release date.

Harmony is a Swedish Christian metal band from Borås, Sweden, where they formed in 2000. They have released three studio albums, Dreaming Awake (2003), Chapter II: Aftermath (2008), and Theatre of Redemption (2014), and two extended plays, End of My Road (2008) and Remembrance (2015).

The Wake is the debut studio album by English post-punk band The Wake, released in 1982 by record label Factory.

It was reissued on Factory Benelux in 1984), LTM Recordings in 2001 (as Harmony + Singles) and Factory Benelux again in 2013 (CD and double LP).