Melogenic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Melogenic is an adjective meaning (music) In which the melody dominates any words.
Meaning
(music) In which the melody dominates any words.
Example Sentences
In this connection, I take note of the earlier theories of Curt Sachs, postulating three kinds of origins for melodic traditions: "logogenic," from language; "pathogenic," from motion; and "melogenic," from music (Sachs 1937, pp. 181-203; 1943, pp. 30-43).
Antonyms for melogenic
Common opposites include logogenic.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include logogenic, melismatic, melodic, monodic, melonic, countermelodic.
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