Melisma

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A passage of several notes sung to one syllable of text, as in Gregorian chant.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A passage of several notes sung to one syllable of text, as in Gregorian chant.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A piece of melody; a song or tune, -- as opposed to recitative or musical declamation.
  • n. A grace or embellishment.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In music: A song, melody, or air, as contrasted with a recitative or declamatory passage.
  • n. A melodic decoration, grace, fioritura, or roulade.
  • n. A cadenza.
    • Word Usage
    "It's called melisma, and most of the contestants on this overblown karaoke-thon simply can't resist contorting their high notes into some pseudo-gospel, neck-vein popping vocal run that's supposed to make everybody in the studio audience shit their pants out of sheer wonder."
    Antonym
    recitative   
     
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