What is a form of melody in which a phrase or passage is successively repeated, each time a step or half step higher; a melodic sequence called?
rosalia — A form of melody in which a phrase or passage is successively repeated, each time a step or half step higher; a melodic sequence. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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