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Definition of Melismas
1. melisma [n] - See also: melisma
Lexicographical Neighbors of Melismas
Literary usage of Melismas
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Music in the Church by Peter Christian Lutkin (1910)
"In this particular the melismas, which melismas. carry the extensions of the
tones of the melody, are a necessary means of presentation in medieval art; ..."
2. Music in the History of the Western Church: With an Introduction on by Edward Dickinson (1902)
"The "jubilations " or " melismas," which are frequent in the choral portions of
the Plain 7 ..."
3. The Study of the History of Music: With an Annotated Guide to Music Literature by Edward Dickinson (1908)
"... analogous to the long flourishes still common in Oriental music, and has
perhaps survived in the " jubilations," or "melismas," of the Catholic chant. ..."
4. A Dictionary of Musical Terms: Containing Upwards of 9,000 English, French by Theodore Baker (1895)
"... were reformers of the musical drama in ridding vocal dramatic music of
superfluous melismas and ..."
5. The New International Encyclopædia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1904)
"... which are expressive of deepest melancholy; frequent use of melismas; augmented
and chromatic intervals ; strongly accented rhythm ; a marked tendency ..."
6. The History of Music to the Death of Schubert by John Knowles Paine (1907)
"In general the style was ornate; it was not limited to the Greek practice of
allotting only one tone to a syllable, but made free use of melismas (roulades) ..."
7. Essentials in Music History by Thomas Tapper, Percy Goetschius (1914)
"After a while the rhythm of the added part was animated to some degree by the
addition of grace-notes or embellishments (melismas), appropriately called ..."
8. A New School of Gregorian Chant by Dominicus Johner (1906)
"The Offertory melodies are generally of a grand character, but owing to the
numerous melismas and bold passages full of motion they are less suitable for ..."
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