Melody vs Rhythm - What's the difference?
melody | rhythm |
tune; sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase
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The variation of strong and weak elements (such as duration, accent) of sounds, notably in speech or music, over time; a beat or meter.
A specifically defined pattern of such variation.
A flow, repetition or regularity.
The tempo or speed of a beat, song or repetitive event.
The musical instruments which provide rhythm (mainly; not or less melody) in a musical ensemble.
A regular quantitative change in a variable (notably natural) process.
:: ''The rhythm of the seasons dominates agriculture as well as wildlife
Controlled repetition of a phrase, incident or other element as a stylistic figure in literature and other narrative arts; the effect it creates.
As nouns the difference between melody and rhythm
is that melody is tune; sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase while rhythm is the variation of strong and weak elements (such as duration, accent) of sounds, notably in speech or music, over time; a beat or meter.As a proper noun Melody
is {{given name|female|from=English|}}.melody
English
(wikipedia melody)Noun
(melodies)Synonyms
* (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) tuneDerived terms
* melodic * melodious * melodiumSee also
* scale * tune * harmony * musicrhythm
English
(wikipedia rhythm)Noun
(en noun)- ''Dance to the rhythm of the music.
- ''Most dances have a rhythm as distinctive as the Iambic verse in poetry
- Once you get the rhythm of it, the job will become easy.
- We walked with a quick, even rhythm .
- The Baroque term ''basso continuo is virtually equivalent to rhythm
- ''The running gag is a popular rhythm in motion pictures and theater comedy