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harmonization

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har·mo·nize  (härm-nz)
v. har·mo·nized, har·mo·niz·ing, har·mo·niz·es
v.tr.
1. To bring or come into agreement or harmony. See Synonyms at agree.
2. Music To provide harmony for (a melody).
v.intr.
1. To be in agreement; be harmonious.
2. Music To sing or play in harmony.

harmo·ni·zation (-n-zshn) n.
harmo·nizer n.

harmonization, harmonisation [ˌhɑːmənaɪˈzeɪʃən]
n
1. the act of harmonizing
2. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) a system, particularly used in the EU, whereby the blue-collar workers and the white-collar workers in an organization have similar status and any former differences in terms and conditions of employment are levelled up

The process and/or results of adjusting differences or inconsistencies to bring significant features into agreement.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.harmonization - a piece of harmonized music
musical harmony, harmony - the structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords
reharmonisation, reharmonization - a piece of music whose original harmony has been revised
2.harmonization - singing in harmony
singing, vocalizing - the act of singing vocal music
Translations
harmonization [ˌhɑːmənaɪˈzeɪʃən] Narmonización f
harmonization [ˌhɑːrmənaɪˈzeɪʃən] harmonisation (British) nharmonisation f
harmonization
n (Mus, fig) → Harmonisierung f


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Two significant changes are the expansion and simplification of sight-reading examples along with additional harmonization exercises, with an emphasis on more commonly used keys.
 
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