For questions about melody. In its most literal sense, a melody is a combination of pitch and rhythm, while more figuratively, the term can include successions of other musical elements such as tonal color. Don't confuse melody with harmony.
Questions tagged [melody]
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Are "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" and "Itsy Bitsy Spider" the same song?
I noticed when my baby sisters are listening to a certain melody, I start singing Itsy Bitsy Spider or Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star. This makes me wonder if they are the same melody with different lyrics.
Are they the same song?
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Common chord progression and melody used for "inspirational" style music?
I'm looking to identify the chord progression and melody used in this song https://youtu.be/t3nNrervprU?t=19
I hear variations of it used in a lot of "inspirational" style music. The melody I'm talking about is the piano melody as well as the violin…
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Most "monotone" music piece?
"Ca plane pour moi" by Plastic Bertrand repeats the same note about twenty times (I lost count). Anyone to top this? (I think it is fair to split into a "classic" and "modern" record; Germans would call it E and U).
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Song similar to David Bowie - "Ashes to Ashes"
I have a track stuck in my head which I don't know the interpret nor the title.
Its very similiar to "David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes". I think on the label/logo was a vinyl.
Where can I find similar tracks based on the melody ?
It drives me nuts that…
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Music with notes always going up
Somehow the "Vorrede" of "Also sprach Zarathustra" came to my mind (no wonder, it's sort of a pop-cultural meme) and I pondered that the (mostly!) ascending notes surely add to the symbolic.
A music piece wanting to always increase the pitch either…
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songs and compositions that have the same melody as the "At the old ball game" part of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game"
Are there any other songs and compositions that have the same melody as the At the old ball game part of Take Me Out to the Ball Game besides The National Emblem March? There are at least are three southern gospel recordings that have this!
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