Melismatic (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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  1. in a musical style that allows several notes to be sung to one syllable of text: The work’s dotted rhythms, soaring melismatic passages, suspensions, and changes of time signature make it the most widely sung of Purcell's choral compositions.The title song is a melismatic rock anthem that's a Top Forty–quality enduring earworm.
Melismatic (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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