harmonization

noun

har·​mo·​ni·​za·​tion ˌhär-mə-nə-ˈzā-shən 

-ˌnī-

variants also British harmonisation

plural -s

1

: the quality or state of being in harmony

style of harmonization

2

: an act or instance of producing harmony

has developed a wonderful faculty for harmonization

—Herbert Read

also : a harmonized melody

liked to write her own folk-song harmonizations for the choir

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