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" Straight-away the ideas flow in upon me, directly from God, and not only do I see distinct themes in my mind's eye, but they are clothed in the right forms, harmonies, and orchestration."
Johannes Brahms

Meaning of "harmonies" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF HARMONIES

harmonies


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HARMONIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Harmonies is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HARMONIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Harmony

In music, harmony is the use of simultaneous pitches, or chords. The study of harmony involves chords and their construction and chord progressions and the principles of connection that govern them. Harmony is often said to refer to the "vertical" aspect of music, as distinguished from melodic line, or the "horizontal" aspect. Counterpoint, which refers to the interweaving of melodic lines, and polyphony, which refers to the relationship of separate independent voices, are thus sometimes distinguished from harmony. In popular and jazz harmony, chords are named by their root plus various terms and characters indicating their qualities. In many types of music, notably baroque, romantic, modern and jazz, chords are often augmented with "tensions". A tension is an additional chord member that creates a relatively dissonant interval in relation to the bass. Typically, in the classical common practice period a dissonant chord "resolves" to a consonant chord. Harmonization usually sounds pleasant to the ear when there is a balance between the consonant and dissonant sounds. In simple words, that occurs when there is a balance between "tense" and "relaxed" moments.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HARMONIES

harmonic motion · harmonic progression · harmonic series · harmonica · harmonical · harmonically · harmonichord · harmonicist · harmonicon · harmonics · harmonious · harmoniously · harmoniousness · harmoniphon · harmoniphone · harmonisable · harmoniser · harmonist · harmonistic · harmonistically

WORDS THAT END LIKE HARMONIES

agonies · balconies · baronies · boonies · ceremonies · Colonies · companies · cronies · ebonies · felonies · ironies · loonies · master of ceremonies · monies · peonies · phonies · polyphonies · ponies · symphonies · testimonies · the Colonies

Synonyms and antonyms of harmonies in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «HARMONIES»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «harmonies» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «harmonies» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HARMONIES

Find out the translation of harmonies to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of harmonies from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «harmonies» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

和声
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

armonías
570 millions of speakers
en

English

harmonies
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

नाटिका
380 millions of speakers
ar

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التجانس
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

гармонии
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

harmonias
270 millions of speakers
bn

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ছন্দ
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

harmonies
220 millions of speakers
ms

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Harmoni
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Harmonien
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

ハーモニー
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

하모니
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Harmonis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hòa âm
80 millions of speakers
ta

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இணக்கங்கள்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

सुगंध
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

uyumları
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

armonie
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

harmonie
50 millions of speakers
uk

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гармонії
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

armonii
30 millions of speakers
el

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αρμονίες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

harmonieë
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

harmonier
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

harmonier
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of harmonies

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HARMONIES»

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List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «harmonies».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about harmonies

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10 QUOTES WITH «HARMONIES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word harmonies.
1
E. F. Benson
There is no reason to suppose that taste is in any way a lower sense than the other four; a fine palate is as much a gift as an eye that discerns beauty or an ear that appreciates and enjoys subtle harmonies of sound, and we are quite right to value the pleasures that all our senses give us and educate their perceptions.
2
Napoleon Bonaparte
I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. I love it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords and harmonies.
3
Johannes Brahms
Straight-away the ideas flow in upon me, directly from God, and not only do I see distinct themes in my mind's eye, but they are clothed in the right forms, harmonies, and orchestration.
4
El DeBarge
There's music to dance to and make love to, music to cry to. I'm starting from scratch, coming fresh. But my sound still embodies the same soulful, intricate harmonies.
5
Maurice Gibb
Harmonies are nice.
6
Benny Green
A jazz musician is a juggler who uses harmonies instead of oranges.
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Petra Haden
The bass line is the anchor for me. I started with the bass, and either doubled that and then added the harmonies, or sometimes added my own harmonies that I've always wanted to sing on the song. And then it just went on from there - singing violin parts and trumpet parts and just trying to emulate the sounds of the instruments.
8
Taylor Hawkins
I always thought if I had a band it would have the energy and feel of early Police, since that's where my roots are, and then the harmonies of the Eagles, and the technique of King Crimson or something like that. Fast, up-tempo, beat-the-hell-out-of-the-drums, because that's my style. Energy, but sophistication, rhythmically and melodically.
9
Dan Hicks
I don't dictate the solos and I don't dictate the vocal harmonies.
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Al Jardine
I like to be surrounded by harmonies and fullness and richness and vitality.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HARMONIES»

Discover the use of harmonies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to harmonies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Underground Harmonies: Music and Politics in the Subways of ...
This is the first book on New York's subway musicians—modern troubadours who perform on platforms, mezzanines, and even trains pounding through the city.
Susie J. Tanenbaum, 1995
2
Color Harmonies: Paint Watercolors Filled with Light
Inspired by the work of the great Impressionists, Color Harmonies shows you how to use analogous colors (colors next to each other on the color wheel) and their complements to achieve lively, glowing effects.
Rose Edin, Dee Jepsen, 2010
3
Hearing Secret Harmonies: Book 12 of A Dance to the Music of ...
In the final volume, Hearing Secret Harmonies, Nick and his contemporaries have begun to settle into the quieter stages of later life—even as the rise of the counterculture signals that a new generation is pushing its way to the front.
Anthony Powell, 2010
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Discordant Harmonies: A New Ecology for the Twenty-First Century
Discusses many of the age-old beliefs held by humankind concerning nature, and argues that it is these that threaten our ability to deal with the ongoing ecological crisis.
Daniel B. Botkin, 2000
5
Harmonies of political economy
Publishes Baccalaureat et Socialisme, and Ce qa'on wit et ee qn'on ne voit pas, in 1850, xxix. Extract from the latter, xxix., xxxi. Projects Harmonies Economiques, and letter to Mr Cobden on that subject quoted, xxxii. Letter to M. Coudroy on ...
Frédéric Bastiat, Patrick James Stirling, 1870
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Color Harmonies
In Color Harmonies, Augusto Garau systematically investigates the role of both color and form in visual perception and presents an original theory of the aesthetic relations among colors.
Augusto Garau, 1993
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Celestial Harmonies: A Novel
It is fiction at its most awe-inspiring. This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.
Peter Esterhazy, 2005
8
Secret Harmonies
Two lifetime friends and partners struggle to make sense of their lives in the rural hills of western Massachusetts when discord enters their marriage. Reprint.
Andrea Barrett, 1991
9
Hidden Harmonies: The Lives and Times of the Pythagorean Theorem
Its generalizations are stunning-the theorem works even with shapes on the sides that aren't squares, and not just in two dimensions, but any number you like, up to infinity.
Ellen Kaplan, Robert Kaplan, 2011
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Illegal Harmonies: Music in the Modern Age
This revised third edition includes a new preface and extended epilogue, bringing the story into the twenty-first century. "Modern audiences need to learn how to listen and Andrew Ford might be just the man to do the teaching.
Andrew Ford, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HARMONIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term harmonies is used in the context of the following news items.
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Rock Park blossoms | The London Free Press
... as bands that made their mark late in the last century showed off the melodies, harmonies and guitar sounds of that decade in rock radio. «London Free Press, Jul 15»
2
Summer Moon "With You Tonight" - Exclaim!
The cut had previously been premiered in a commercial for AG Jeans, which delivered a small sample of swooning boy-girl harmonies, Tiki ... «Exclaim!, Jul 15»
3
Watch Jeff Goldblum and Sarah Silverman adorably sing “Me And …
They actually sound quite nice together, particularly on the harmonies, plus they've totally mastered the Rat Pack-style riffing required of such a ... «A.V. Club DC, Jul 15»
4
The Deslondes' new video for 'The Real Deal,' shot in New Orleans …
... debut for the New West Records label in late June, a chugging platter that featured elegantly twining multi-part harmonies and a pitch-perfect ... «Bayoubuzz, Jul 15»
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Celebrating national Cow Appreciation Day with a kitten
Holding Court can't say how close they came to constructing the harmonies of the beloved folk singers. But if I had a hammer ... I'd let them ... «Statesman Journal, Jul 15»
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Jason Isbell is in full command of his talents on 'Something More …
... fare: sepia-toned tracks steeped in Southern mythology, that baritone, and flourishes of wife-and-fiddler Amanda Shires' smokey harmonies. «Entertainment Weekly, Jul 15»
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Underrated Boy Band Jams: Top 15 Forgotten Singles | Billboard
Few would describe "Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays" as their favorite *N SYNC song, but it's an ace holiday single with snappy harmonies ... «Billboard, Jul 15»
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Man charged in California kidnapping had bright resume - Yahoo …
... and “Forgotten,” bolstered by harmonies that the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson would approve of. “Singing while T Bone was in the control room, ... «Yahoo! Maktoob News, Jul 15»
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Hear Eli Young Band and Andy Grammer's 'Honey, I'm Good …
Swapping keys for guitar and boosting the harmonies up a notch, the song works surprisingly well as a modern country tune – something that ... «RollingStone.com, Jul 15»
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Playlist: Owl City's throwback mixtape - USA Today
It's an amazing chorus too, I remember the vocal stacks and all the harmonies really standing out to me when I was 16 years old listening to this ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
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