melisma

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Определение melisma в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь

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

Расстановка переносов

me·lis·ma

Этимология

() From Ancient Greek μέλισμα (melisma, “song”).