melodic_phrase
1. [ noun ] (music,fine art) a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
Synonyms: tune melody air strain line melodic_line
Examples:

"she was humming an air from Beethoven"

Related terms: music part theme leitmotiv glissando theme_song flourish signature roulade countermelody phrase melodize
Similar spelling:   melodic_line
  melodic_theme
  melodically