close harmony
[ klohs ]
/ kloʊs /
noun Music.
harmony in which the voices, excluding the bass, occur within an octave or, sometimes, within the interval of a tenth.
Origin of close harmony
First recorded in 1875–80
Words nearby close harmony
close call,
close communion,
close company,
close corporation,
close down,
close harmony,
close helmet,
close in,
close juncture,
close one's eyes to,
close out
British Dictionary definitions for close harmony
close harmony
/ (kləʊs) /
noun
a type of singing in which all the parts except the bass lie close together and are confined to the compass of a tenth