Melism

Quick meaning: Melism is a noun meaning Alternative form of melisma (“passage of multiple notes for a single syllable”).

Meaning

Alternative form of melisma (“passage of multiple notes for a single syllable”).

Example Sentences

In the case of two notes in a row, the patterns are often the effect of melisma, the second note of a melism anticipating the note for the next syllable (or the first note of a melism for the next syllable).

Word Forms

• melisms

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