melisma

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İngilizce - İngilizce
A passage of several notes sung to one syllable of text, as in Gregorian chant

A choir sang one of the Lamentations of Jeremiah. The mournful melisma accompanied the slow procession to the palace built by Herod the Great, at present untenanted.

Several notes sung to a single syllable
one syllable sung to several notes
A piece of melody; a song or tune, as opposed to recitative or musical declamation
A vocal style in which one sings several pitches in one syllable
In Gregorian chant, an intricate chain of notes sung on one syllable Compare trope
A grace or embellishment
melisma