Melismatic
(meh-liz-MA-tik)


[Greek]


A passage that contains a melisma is said to be melismatic.


SUGGESTED LISTENING EXAMPLE:

Gregorian Chant: Whitsunday Mass, "Alleluia, Emitte spiritum"
W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 2, Track 37

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