close harmony

[ klohs ]

noun

, Music.

1. harmony in which the voices, excluding the bass, occur within an octave or, sometimes, within the interval of a tenth.

close harmony

/ kləʊs /

noun

1. a type of singing in which all the parts except the bass lie close together and are confined to the compass of a tenth

Word History and Origins

Origin of close harmony¹

First recorded in 1875–80

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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