Of these the oldest appears to be a short melody of Spanish origin.

"Now's the Time" is driven by a short, syncopated melody with a strong rhythm, putting down a bounce in almost every beat.

After the first unsteady notes, the short melody was clear.

His compositions set up short melodies framing sections, landmarks on a long trip.

Although usually a short melody, it can also be a chord progression or even a simple rhythm.

Carlebach's songs were characterized by relatively short melodies and traditional lyrics.

Then she rang the bell, a short melody.

On my last visit, as the morning mist was rolling in, I was lucky enough to hear a short melody, a most extraordinary one.

Yet elsewhere we come across short and pithy melodies, with a clear pulsation.

Then I tried to play the short melody.