melogenic

comparative more melogenic · superlative most melogenic

1. entertainmentIn which the melody dominates any words.

   In this connection, I take note of the earlier theories of Curt Sachs, postulating three kinds of origins for melodic traditions: "logogenic," from language; "pathogenic," from motion; and "melogenic," from music (Sachs 1937, pp. 181-203; 1943, pp. 30-43).

   1991, Joseph Harris, The Ballad and Oral Literature, page 226