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close harmony
[ klohs ]
noun
, Music.
- harmony in which the voices, excluding the bass, occur within an octave or, sometimes, within the interval of a tenth.
close harmony
/ kləʊs /
noun
- a type of singing in which all the parts except the bass lie close together and are confined to the compass of a tenth
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Word History and Origins
Origin of close harmony1
First recorded in 1875–80
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Example Sentences
When not singing close harmony in the cotton-fields, they danced upon the levee, they twanged the old banjo.
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Upon the second I am in real and close harmony of sentiment with the new premier, and the new foreign secretary.
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It was a chorus of men in close harmony and in perfect rhythm to an accompanying sound of oars dealing the blue writers.
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Some little opposition appeared, but at the close harmony prevailed.
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It is in close harmony with what precedes, and thoroughly in keeping with the practical aim of the whole letter.
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