- [countable] a tune, especially the main tune in a piece of music written for several instruments or voices
- a haunting melody
- The melody is then taken up by the flutes.
Collocations MusicMusicListening- listen to/enjoy/love/be into music/classical music/jazz/pop/hip-hop, etc.
- listen to the radio/an MP3 player/a CD
- put on/play a CD/a song/some music
- turn down/up the music/radio/volume/bass
- go to a concert/festival/gig/performance/recital
- copy/burn/rip music/a CD/a DVD
- download/stream music/an album/a song/a video/a playlist
- play a musical instrument/the piano/percussion/a note/a riff/the melody/a concerto/a duet/by ear
- sing an anthem/a ballad/a solo/an aria/the blues/in a choir/soprano/alto/tenor/bass/out of tune
- hum a tune/a theme tune/a lullaby
- accompany a singer/choir
- strum a chord/guitar
- form/start/get together/join/quit/leave a band
- give a performance/concert/recital
- do a concert/recital/gig
- play a concert/gig/festival/venue
- perform (British English) at/in a concert/(especially North American English) a concert
- appear at a festival/live
- go on/embark on a (world) tour
- write/compose music/a ballad/a melody/a tune/a song/a theme song/an opera/a symphony
- land/get/sign a record deal
- be signed to/be dropped by a record company
- record/release/put out an album/a single/a CD
- be top of/top the charts
- get to/go straight to/go straight in at/enter the charts at number one
Extra ExamplesTopics Musicc1- Most of her songs have a bold melody.
- The clarinet carries the melody.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- beautiful
- flowing
- gentle
- …
- hum
- play
- sing
- …
- [countable] a piece of music or a song with a clear or simple tune
- old Irish melodies
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- beautiful
- flowing
- gentle
- …
- hum
- play
- sing
- …
- [uncountable] the arrangement of musical notes in a tune
- a few bars of melody drifted towards us
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- beautiful
- flowing
- gentle
- …
- hum
- play
- sing
- …
Word OriginMiddle English (also in the sense ‘sweet music’): from Old French melodie, via late Latin from Greek melōidia, from melos ‘song’.
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