Rhapsody vs. Melody

(poetry) An ancient Greek epic poem (or part of one) suitable for uninterrupted recitation.

(obsolete) A random collection or medley; a miscellany or confused string of stories, words etc.

An exalted or exaggeratedly enthusiastic expression of feeling in speech or writing.

(music) An instrumental composition of irregular form often incorporating improvisation.

A recitation or song of a rhapsodist; a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation, or usually recited, at one time; hence, a division of the Iliad or the Odyssey; - called also a book.

A disconnected series of sentences or statements composed under excitement, and without dependence or natural connection; rambling composition.

A composition irregular in form, like an improvisation; as, Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsodies."

an epic poem adapted for recitation

tune; sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase

A sweet or agreeable succession of sounds.

Example: ‘Lulled with sound of sweetest melody.’;

A rhythmical succession of single tones, ranging for the most part within a given key, and so related together as to form a musical whole, having the unity of what is technically called a musical thought, at once pleasing to the ear and characteristic in expression.

The air or tune of a musical piece.

a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence;

Example: ‘she was humming an air from Beethoven’;

the perception of pleasant arrangements of musical notes

Melody (from Greek μελῳδία, melōidía, ), also tune, voice or line, is a linear succession of musical tones that the listener perceives as a single entity. In its most literal sense, a melody is a combination of pitch and rhythm, while more figuratively, the term can include successions of other musical elements such as tonal color.

Example: ‘singing, chanting’;