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music-glossary: melisma

 
 1.188 melisma
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 ES: melisma, I: melisma, F: mélisme, tenue, D: Melisma, NL: melisma, DK:
 ?, S: ?, FI: melisma, laulettavan tavun sävelkuvio.
 
    A melisma (Greek: plural _melismata_) is a group of notes or tones
 sung on one syllable, especially as applied to liturgical chant.
 
 
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