Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget

597. pitch, timbre, intonation, tone. scale, gamut; diapason; diatonic chromatic scale†, enharmonic scale†; key, clef, chords. modulation, temperament, syncope, syncopation, preparation, suspension, resolution. staff, stave, line, space, brace; bar, rest; appoggiato†, appoggiatura†; acciaccatura†. note, musical note, notes of a scale; sharp, flat, natural; high note &c (shrillness) 410; low note &c 408; interval; semitone; second, third, fourth &c; diatessaron†. breve, semibreve [Mus.], minim, crotchet, quaver; semiquaver, demisemiquaver, hemidemisemiquaver; sustained note, drone, burden. tonic; key note, leading note, fundamental note; supertonic†, mediant†, dominant; submediant†, subdominant†; octave, tetrachord†; major key, minor key, major scale, minor scale, major mode, minor mode; passage, phrase. concord, harmony; emmeleia†; unison, unisonance†; chime, homophony; euphony, euphonism†; tonality; consonance; consent; part. [Science of harmony] harmony, harmonics; thorough-bass, fundamental-bass; counterpoint; faburden†. piece of music &c 415 [Fr.]; composer, harmonist†, contrapuntist (musician) 416. V. be harmonious &c adj.; harmonize, chime, symphonize†, transpose; put in tune, tune, accord, string. Adj. harmonious, harmonical†; in concord &c n., in tune, in concert; unisonant†, concentual†, symphonizing†, isotonic, homophonous†, assonant; ariose†, consonant. measured, rhythmical, diatonic†, chromatic, enharmonic†. melodious, musical; melic†; tuneful, tunable; sweet, dulcet, canorous†; mellow, mellifluous; soft, clear, clear as a bell; silvery; euphonious, euphonic, euphonical†; symphonious; enchanting &c (pleasure- giving) 829; fine-toned, full-toned, silver-toned. Adv. harmoniously, in harmony; as one &c adj.. Phr. the hidden soul of harmony [Milton].