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Of, relating to, or being a melisma; the style of singing several notes to one syllable of text.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
Examples
- 1998, Barbara Newman, Introduction, Barbara Newman (translator), Hildegard von Bingen, Symphonia: A Critical Edition of the Symphonia armonie celestium revelationum, Cornell University Press, 2nd Edition, page 28, In general, the more melismatic a piece, the more solemn, elaborate, and difficult it is, and the more the text is dominated by the music.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
From melismata + -ic or melisma + -tic.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Finnish:
melismaattinen
— of, relating to, or being a melisma
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French:
mélismatique
— of, relating to, or being a melisma
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Greek:
μελισματικός
(melismatikós)
— of, relating to, or being a melisma
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Italian:
melismatico
— of, relating to, or being a melisma
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Latin:
melismaticus
— of, relating to, or being a melisma
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Portuguese:
melismático
— of, relating to, or being a melisma
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Romanian:
melismatic
— of, relating to, or being a melisma
