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Melisma

Meaning of "Melisma" in the German dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MELISMA

griechisch mélisma = Gesang, Lied.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF MELISMA IN GERMAN

Melịsma


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MELISMA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
interjection
article
Melisma is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MELISMA MEAN IN GERMAN?

melisma

The melisma refers to a tone sequence or melody sung on a syllable. In melismatic singing, in contrast to the syllabic, in which each note is assigned only one syllable, several notes come to a vowel. An example is the setting of the Gloria, in which the o numerous different tones are intonated. The musical genre of the melismatic song, which in the early and high Middle Ages had, for example, great importance in the Gregorian chant and the orthodox cult song, is called melismatics. At the same time, this term is also the term for the sentence technique of a melismatic passage within, Such as a motet or madrigal.

Definition of Melisma in the German dictionary

melodic ornament, coloratura.

GERMAN WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MELISMA

Aporisma · Charisma · Chrisma · Dispersionsprisma · Gargarisma · Logisma · Pentaprisma · Prisma · Schisma · Sophisma · Tschisma

GERMAN WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MELISMA

Melibokus · melieren · meliert · Melik · Melilith · Melinit · Melioration · meliorativ · Meliorativum · meliorieren · Melis · melisch · Melismatik · melismatisch · melismisch · Melissa · Melisse · Melissengeist · Melitta

GERMAN WORDS THAT END LIKE MELISMA

Aneurysma · Blutplasma · Chasma · Chiasma · Chloasma · Ektoplasma · Endoplasma · Erythrasma · Hyaloplasma · Karyoplasma · Klysma · Melasma · Miasma · Neoplasma · Ovoplasma · Phantasma · Plasma · Protoplasma · Xanthelasma · Zytoplasma

Synonyms and antonyms of Melisma in the German dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Melisma» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF MELISMA

Find out the translation of Melisma to 25 languages with our German multilingual translator.

The translations of Melisma from German to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Melisma» in German.
zh

Translator German - Chinese

装饰音
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator German - Spanish

melisma
570 millions of speakers
en

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melisma
510 millions of speakers
hi

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melisma
380 millions of speakers
ar

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melisma
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator German - Russian

мелизма
278 millions of speakers
pt

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melisma
270 millions of speakers
bn

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melisma
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator German - French

mélismes
220 millions of speakers
ms

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Melisma
190 millions of speakers
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German

Melisma
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator German - Japanese

メリスマ
130 millions of speakers
ko

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melisma
85 millions of speakers
jv

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melisma
85 millions of speakers
vi

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melisma
80 millions of speakers
ta

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melisma
75 millions of speakers
mr

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melisma
75 millions of speakers
tr

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melisma
70 millions of speakers
it

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melisma
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator German - Polish

melizmat
50 millions of speakers
uk

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мелізма
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator German - Romanian

melismă
30 millions of speakers
el

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melisma
15 millions of speakers
af

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melisma
14 millions of speakers
sv

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melism
10 millions of speakers
no

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melisma
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Melisma

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MELISMA»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of Melisma
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Examples of use in the German literature, quotes and news about Melisma

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10 GERMAN BOOKS RELATING TO «MELISMA»

Discover the use of Melisma in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Melisma and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in German literature.
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Untersuchungen zur Struktur der Erstsoggetti in den Motetten ...
das Melisma dagegen auf der letzten betonten Silbe. Die Erstsoggetti der Motetten In diebus illis, Iste est qui ante Deum, Lapidabant Stephanum ( vierstimmig), Magnus sanctus Paulus, Quae est ista, Tu es pastor ovium, Veni sponsa Christi ...
Jochen Brieger, 2010
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Der Klang des Hohen Liedes: Vertonungen des Canticum ...
Nach der breiten Eröffnung und dem nachfolgenden, in der Oberstimme offensichtlich die pulcritudo präziös nachzeichnenden pulchra- Melisma, finden sich größere Melismen nur noch – zum Abschluss dieser Eröffnung – bei in te (T. 9f.) ...
Jürg Stenzl, 2008
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Hexachord, Mensur und Textstruktur: Studien zum ...
„The melisma tends to be reserved for the accented penultimate or antepe- nultimate syllable and the last note for the last syllable"24. Die erste Regel ist in ihrer Allgemeinheit eher selbstverständlich. Andererseits zeigen beide, weder Leeman ...
Christian Berger, 1992
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Star Wars. Das Erbe der Jedi-Ritter 5. Die letzte Chance
Ein durchdringender Gestank verriet Melisma, dass sie sich den Gemeinschaftssanitäranlagen näherten. »Vielleicht riecht es nur so, wenn kein Wind geht«, mutmaßte Gaph. »Dann sollten wir eine Eingabe an die Klimaaufsicht machen, uns ...
James Luceno, 2012
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Der Nachtmagier: Roman
Melisma hat er den Arm gebrochen, meinen Vater hat er niedergeschlagen und mich hätte er beinahe vergewaltigt. Was du bist du nur für ein Mann? Welcher Mann hat so wenig Ehre im Leib?« Darauf gab es tausend Antworten und keine.
Robin Hobb, 2010
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Paul Gerhardt, Erinnerung und Gegenwart: Beiträge zu Leben, ...
(Geistliche Andachten, Nr. 71) dient ein längeres Melisma zur Vergegenwärtigung des süßen Ruhens: Längere Melismen sind in Ebelings Melodien selten. Umso mehr Bedeutung erhalten sie, wenn sie doch einmal auftreten, wie hier.
Winfried Böttler, 2006
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Auf dass wir klug werden: Ein Thema und acht Variationen
Das <Requiem aeternam> beginnt tief, auf dem Subtonium, eine Stufe unter der Finalis, und erreicht beim Melisma des <aeternam> erstmals den Rezitationston auf der Terz. Die Intensität der Bitte ist gesteigert, indem das <dona> bereits auf ...
Urs Stäuble, 2013
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Musik und Musikpflege im mittelalterlichen Schlesien
Bedenken wir dabei, wie viele Alleluja-Melodien 221), deren Texte der Marienverehrung dienen, das soeben erwähnte Melisma e fed c d e und dann die Steigerung auf der Quinte h cha h verwenden, so gewinnen wir sogar einen Einblick, ...
Fritz Feldmann, 1938
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Psalterspiel: Skizze einer Theologie des Psalters
Genau genommen beginnt die Lösung bereits beim einfachsten Melisma, das mehr tut als zur bloßen Verlautbarung von Textsilben erforderlich wäre. Melismen schaffen Leerstellen für zusätzliche Silben; Edith Gerson-Kiwi sprach pointiert ...
Günter Bader, 2009
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Stilwandel und Gestaltveränderung im Meistersang: ...
F/Wm421 a/b/Nl /N3 gegen t: Zl:+h, Distraktion hg (zur Terminologie s.o.S.181), Z 2: im Melisma +d, Z3: +f, bzw. f statt e, im Melisma d statt c, Z4: Kontraktion a g(e) zu agf, Z5: Überbrük- kung c'ha g, +d, Z6: Paenultima-Melisma (ha)gf(ed), Z7: ...
Eva Schumann, 1972

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MELISMA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Melisma is used in the context of the following news items.
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Whitney Houston, Fall 2016 American Theater, the Headphone Jack ...
He delves into melisma by discussing Houston's famous rendition of Dolly Parton's “I Will Always Love You.” It's all fascinating, and the way he talks about, ... «Flavorwire, Sep 16»
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Actitud y melisma
El melisma es lo que musicalmente distingue al flamenco, de lo contrario, algunos cantes poderosos, como los estilos mineros, interpretados de manera plana, ... «EL PAÍS, Aug 16»
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I took antidepressants while I was pregnant. It wasn't a choice.
Melisma Cox is a higher education administrator living in Northern Virginia. She is working on a memoir illuminating mental illness in an effort to shed the stigma ... «Washington Post, Apr 16»
4
Nilo Cruz is back, with new powerful monologues
Billed as “three inner monologues made public,” the plays are The Journey of the Shadow (2013), Melisma (world premiere) and Farhad or the Secret of Being ... «Miami Herald, Mar 16»
5
Lady Gagas Fabulous, Super Gay Super Bowl National Anthem
Ever since Whitney Houston set her vocal cords bursting in air in 1991, a beacon moment for the melding of patriotism and melisma, the singing of the national ... «Daily Beast, Feb 16»
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KStewart and MNEK Dip Into Clubby '90s Nostalgia With 'Be Without ...
In keeping with pop tradition, there's some light pan-fluting speckled throughout the chorus, in addition to some scale-shattering melisma. Watch below. «SPIN, Feb 16»
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James Corden joined by Adele for the latest carpool karaoke
They kick off with 'Hello' before moving into 'Rolling in the Deep', and Adele is pitch perfect, even adding in an extra dash of melisma to her tracks. «The Independent, Jan 16»
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Jingle Hell
Musicologists call it melisma. It is an old technique, common to Gregorian chants from long ago, but it's more familiar to contemporary audiences through the ... «The Weekly Standard, Dec 15»
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7 Christina Aguilera Christmas Song Performances That Are Worth ...
(Here's a fact I definitely didn't make up: Every time the melisma-wielding chanteuse takes the stage, grabs the mic, and sings the eggnog out of an Christmas ... «Bustle, Dec 15»
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Hear Harry Shearer, Jane Lynch Parody Over-the-Top Christmas ...
One of its highlights sends up R&B singers who rely too heavily on melisma, which is when vocalists scale several musical notes in a single syllable. «RollingStone.com, Nov 15»
REFERENCE
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