Melism

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of melisma (“passage of multiple notes for a single syllable”). alt-of, alternative

    "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)."

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"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)."

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