1. relating to or denoting a system of musical composition and improvisation in which all instruments are treated as equal melodic voices, developed by jazz musician Ornette Coleman
Usage: music, jazz; specialized/technical term; often capitalized when referring to the specific Coleman system

Examples

• Ornette Coleman's harmolodic approach revolutionized jazz improvisation in the 1960s.
• The harmolodic system allows each band member to play a lead melody simultaneously.
• Critics were initially skeptical of harmolodic music's unconventional structure.
• Many avant-garde jazz musicians have been influenced by harmolodic principles.
• The harmolodic concept challenges traditional notions of harmony and chord progression.