Contrary motion is important to maintain independence of melodic movement in contrapuntal writing.

"Yu Ko" assigns different instruments, used one at a time, to carry melodic movement forward.

A song-like, melodic movement, with the cello prominent.

Both lines had elegant melodic movement.

It is the shortest and least melodic movement.

Yet even in the ambiguity, melodic movement has that tonal way of seeking closure and rest.

He also sustains melodic movement well.

But, the melodic movement is still predominantly step-wise.

The common repertoire consists of more than two hundred short melodic movements called gusheh, which are classified into seven dastgāh or "modes."

The first two movements are overwhelmingly beautiful: a heavy population of inner voices in deep conversation, all in service of great, sweeping melodic movement.