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user-inactivated  ·  3551 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What was the last word you recall learning?

Melisma - singing a syllable using more than one pitch in succession.





coffeesp00ns  ·  3551 days ago  ·  link  ·  

music using this feature is referred to as being "melismatic." It first shows up (in western music) in gregorian chant.