close-harmony
close-harmony — 名詞
1. a way of arranging or singing several vocal parts so the notes stay near one ano
密集和聲唱法
多個聲部音高靠近的和聲唱法
a way of arranging or singing several vocal parts so the notes stay near one another in pitch
The quartet sang in close harmony during the wedding encore.
那個四重唱團在婚禮安可時以密集和聲演唱。
pattern: sing in close harmony
Talia wrote a close-harmony arrangement for the school jazz choir.
Talia 為學校爵士合唱團寫了一份密集和聲編曲。
collocation: close-harmony arrangement
The teacher used simple folk songs to teach close harmony.
老師用簡單的民謠教學生如何唱密集和聲。
At rehearsal, Liang asked the tenors to keep close harmony on the last line.
排練時，Liang 要男高音在最後一句保持密集和聲。
- tight harmony
near-equivalent music term, often a little more informal
- part singing
broader term for singing in separate lines; it does not always mean the notes are packed close together
- barbershop harmony
one vocal tradition that often uses close harmony, not every example of the style
- open harmony
the voices are spaced farther apart in pitch
文法句型
sing in close harmony
a close-harmony arrangement
用法筆記
Common with verbs such as sing, arrange, teach, and practice. This sense names the vocal method itself, not the sound result in sense 2.
2. the blended sound you hear when nearby harmony notes are sung or played together
密集和聲
音高相近聲部同時唱奏出的和聲
the blended sound you hear when nearby harmony notes are sung or played together
The final chorus ended with a warm close-harmony sound.
最後一段副歌以溫暖的密集和聲收尾。
collocation: close-harmony sound
From the next room, Vivek could hear the close harmony clearly.
Vivek 在隔壁房間也能清楚聽見那段密集和聲。
pattern: hear the close harmony
The microphones captured the close harmony of the three voices.
麥克風把三個聲部形成的密集和聲收得很清楚。
Apinya smiled when the singers settled into close harmony together.
當歌手們進入密集和聲時，Apinya 露出了笑容。
- vocal blend
broader term focusing on how smoothly the voices join
- tight harmony
often used for the same packed sound, though it can also name the singing style in sense 1
- open harmony
produces a wider, more spread-out sound
文法句型
hear the close harmony
the close harmony of + plural noun
用法筆記
Often follows verbs such as hear, capture, create, and blend. Distinguish from sense 1, which focuses on the performance style rather than the sound that reaches the listener.