melismatic
meh-liz-MA-tik
[Greek]
A passage that contains a melisma is said to be melismatic.Example
Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Leonard Bernstein: On the Waterfront, "Love Theme"
Gregorian Chant: "Introitus: Adorate Deum"
Melody, Romantic: Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor, "Polovetsian Dances"
Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto, "La donna é mobile"
Melody, top voice: Sadko: Sadko's Melismatic Song - "Ah, you dark oak grove!"
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachianas brasileiras, No. 5, I
Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor, "Polovetsian Dances"
Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95
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Last Updated: 2013-02-14 19:17:00