Newman "favored pulse, rhythm and color over melody", making for a more minimalist score than he had previously created.

Bhat has demonstrated mastery over melody and eligence.

Today, this stylistic quarrel seems insignificant: some words are subtly ornamented, but the French principle that text takes priority over melody prevails.

Central to that formula is an emphasis on rhythm over melody.

Rhythm was emphasized over melody.

And certainly it should be argued that much of the current inspiration for spoken-word readings derives from rap music's emphasis on rhyme over melody.

It is a foregrounding of effects-pedals over melody.

In general, timba is considered to be a highly aggressive type of music, with rhythm and "swing" taking precedence over melody and lyricism.

They opt for experiment over melody and noise over rhythm.

Popular music in this century has seen a steady increase in rhythm's claims over melody and harmony.