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Definition of “harmolodic”

harmolodic (ˌhɑːməˈlɒdɪk) 

Definitions

adjective

  1. (jazz) of or relating to the technique of each musician in a group simultaneously improvising around the melodic and rhythmic patterns in a tune, rather than one musician improvising on its underlying harmonic pattern while the others play an accompaniment

harmolodics (ˌhɑːməˈlɒdɪks Pronunciation for harmolodics

Definitions

noun

  1. functioning as singular (jazz) the technique of each musician in a group simultaneously improvising around the melodic and rhythmic patterns in a tune, rather than one musician improvising on its underlying harmonic pattern while the others play an accompaniment

Derived Forms

ˌharmoˈlodic adjective

Word Origin

C20: of unknown origin

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