-- Har*mo"ni*ous*ly, adv. -- Har*mo"ni*ous*ness, n.
Har*mon"i*phon (h‰r*mn"*fn), n. [Gr. "armoni`a harmony + fwnh` sound.]
(Mus.) An obsolete wind instrument with a keyboard, in which the sound,
which resembled the oboe, was produced by the vibration of thin
metallic plates, acted upon by blowing through a tube.
Har"mo*nist (h‰r"m*nst), n. [Cf. F. harmoniste.] 1. One who shows the
agreement or harmony of corresponding passages of different authors, as
of the four evangelists.
2. (Mus.) One who understands the principles of harmony or is skillful
in applying them in composition; a musical composer.
{ Har"mo*nist, Har"mo*nite (-nt), } n. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a religious
sect, founded in W¸rtemburg in the last century, composed of followers
of George Rapp, a weaver. They had all their property in common. In
1803, a portion of this sect settled in Pennsylvania and called the
village thus established, Harmony.
Har*mo"ni*um (h‰r*m"n*m), n. [NL. See Harmony. ] A musical instrument,
resembling a small organ and especially designed for church music, in
which the tones are produced by forcing air by means of a bellows so as
to cause the vibration of free metallic reeds. It is now made with one
or two keyboards, and has pedals and stops.
Har`mo*ni*za"tion (h‰r`m*n*z"shn), n. The act of harmonizing.
Har"mo*nize (h‰r"m*nz), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Harmonized (- nzd); p. pr.
& vb. n. Harmonizing (- n"zng).] [Cf. F. harmoniser. ] 1. To agree in
action, adaptation, or effect on the mind; to agree in sense or
purport; as, the parts of a mechanism harmonize.
2. To be in peace and friendship, as individuals, families, or public
organizations.
3. To agree in vocal or musical effect; to form a concord; as, the
tones harmonize perfectly.
Har"mo*nize, v. t. 1. To adjust in fit proportions; to cause to agree;
to show the agreement of; to reconcile the apparent contradiction of.
2. (Mus.) To accompany with harmony; to provide with parts, as an air,
or melody.
Har"mo*ni`zer (-n`zr), n. One who harmonizes.
Har`mo*nom"e*ter (-nm"*tr), n. [Gr. "armoni`a harmony + meter: cf. F.
harmonomËtre.] An instrument for measuring the harmonic relations of
sounds. It is often a monochord furnished with movable bridges.
Har"mo*ny (h‰r"m*n), n.; pl. Harmonies (- nz). [ F. harmonie, L.
harmonia, Gr. "armoni`a joint, proportion, concord, fr. "armo`s a
fitting or joining. See Article.] 1. The just adaptation of parts to
each other, in any system or combination of things, or in things
intended to form a connected whole; such an agreement between the
different parts of a design or composition as to produce unity of
effect; as, the harmony of the universe.
2. Concord or agreement in facts, opinions, manners, interests, etc.;
good correspondence; peace and friendship; as, good citizens live in
harmony.
3. A literary work which brings together or arranges systematically
parallel passages of historians respecting the same events, and shows
their agreement or consistency; as, a harmony of the Gospels.
4. (Mus.) (a) A succession of chords according to the rules of
progression and modulation. (b) The science which treats of their
construction and progression.
Ten thousand harps, that tuned Angelic harmonies.
Milton.