Meaning of chordless | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Lacking chords.
   not-comparable
2. Not playing chords; silent or playing one note at a time.
   not-comparable
3. Without chords; involving one note at a time or dissonant combinations.
   not-comparable
4. Without synergy or harmonious combinations; One thing at a time.
   figuratively, not-comparable

Examples

“But a profound melancholy had taken possession of Franz, the two hardly exchanged a word, the violin hung mute, chordless, full of dust, in its habitual place .”

“It is a chordless affair, because it is out of commission .”

“A boat slowly drifts under the bridge and out to sea, and someone inside it plays an untuned piano with a slow chordless melody.”

“Earlier work like the atonal music of pianist Sun Ra and bassist Charles Mingus as well as the chordless music of Coleman and Taylor foreshadowed free jazz.”

“Nick's current projects include his sextet feature music from "Exposition", a chordless trio that performs regularly at Bar Next Door, a two-trombone duo with fellow Juilliard alumnus Joe McDonough, and freelancing with various ensembles and shows around the city.”

“Why the All-mover, Why the All-prover Ever urges on and measure out the chordless chime of things.”

“Hardy, though, considers it incapable of resolution: for him, nature as defined by physical science is simultaneously rhythmic and chordless, measurable and inexact, deterministic and unknowable.”

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