Sentence examples for plays melodies from inspiring English sources

The Chinese instrument plays melodies with occasional fourth or fifth harmonies (e.g., F or G above C), whereas the Japanese shō normally plays 11-note chords, a tradition that may have emerged from a misinterpretation of ancient court notations.

The automaker has a mobile music application that runs on Facebook and plays melodies on mobile phones while users ogle pictures of the new G37 convertible.

"No Music Before Mosques" tells of a village flutist who plays melodies dedicated to God at each of the five daily prayer times prescribed in Islam.

He's best known for his "flute drops," in which he plays melodies from banger anthems like TNGHT's "Higher Ground" and Miley Cyrus's "Wrecking Ball" on a flute it's sort of like the 20th Century Fox Flute Version video, only for dancefloor bombs.

Where Western European bells play melodies, Russian bell ringing consists of rhythmic layered peals.

As his life ebbed, his fingers played melodies on the counterpanes.

"He's playing melodies that normally the lyra would play, with the bow, and he's doing it while keeping the rhythm going as well," White said.

Of course there is an element of conjuring involved in playing melodies on the piano, since every note, once struck, starts to decay in sound.

Joey Baron, the drummer, played melodies on his drums and cymbals, keeping his foot half depressed on his bass-drum pedal, the batter poised and trembling before the drumhead.

The quintessentially British art form of change ringing is not the playing of carillons or chimes, in which one person controls all the clappers and can play melodies.

Mr. Kirk used shells to make only one note, but hearing the sound inspired Mr. Turre to learn how to play melodies with them.