Air
Of music. May also be referred to as line, melodic line, melodic phrase, melody, strain and tune.
A succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven".
This concept's ID is @1~37564
Music
- idea
(music) melodic subject of a musical composition; "the theme is announced in the first measures";...
- flourish
(music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments; "he entered to a flourish of trumpets";...
- roulade
(music) an elaborate run of several notes sung to one syllable.
Also contains
- voice
The melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music; "he tried to sing...
- phrase
A short musical passage.
- glissando
A rapid series of ascending or descending notes on the musical scale.
- leitmotiv
A melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's...
- theme song
A melody that recurs and comes to represent a musical play or movie.
- signature
A melody used to identify a performer or a dance band or radio/tv program.