Rhythm is the driving power of form, its instant-to-instant thrust; melody and texture articulate form, establishing landmarks and other topography; and harmony is the great chain, the unbroken line that goes from here to there and back again.…
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Melody is the most tangible element of music, the most easily recognized and remembered. Think of the "Ode to Joy" from Beethoven's Symphony no. 9, the Beatles's "Yesterday" Franz Gruber's "Silent Night," "The Waltz of the Flowers" from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite. We cherish these tunes and so many others; they are among the most precious moments in the art of music. …
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