Mellismatic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Mellismatic is an adjective meaning Misspelling of melismatic.
Meaning
Misspelling of melismatic.
Example Sentences
As evidence of Reynold's duo model, Annie Lennox's vocals maintain a strong connection to earthier human roots, in a soul tradition of mellismatic elaboration.
Music Content: highly florid and mellismatic melodies; background instrumental riffs and chordal harmonies; limited instrumental solos or instrumental features.
In contrast to the Western structure, the vocal style is usually distinctively Middle Eastern, distinguished by a nasal timbre and a mellismatic singing ornamentation.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include meterical, mellifulous, parasyllabic, myristematic, imparasyllabic, morphemetric.
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