旋律

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 旋律, read せんりつ, combines turning sequence 旋 with musical order 律 as the word for melody.
• Basic usage: It denotes a sequence of pitches and durations forming a musical line, as in 笛の旋律.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Scope and context
  • It is a melody unfolding over time, unlike one sound 音 or a simultaneous chord 和音.