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Meaning of "melismata" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MELISMATA

melismata  [mɪˈlɪzmətə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MELISMATA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Melismata 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 MELISMATA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

melismata

Melisma

Melisma, plural melismata, in music, is the singing of a single syllable of text while moving between several different notes in succession. Music sung in this style is referred to as melismatic, as opposed to syllabic, in which each syllable of text is matched to a single note.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MELISMATA


amateur
ˈæmətə
automata
ɔːˈtɒmətə
chiasmata
kaɪˈæzmətə
chloasmata
kləʊˈæzmətə
coelomata
siːˈləʊmətə
condylomata
ˌkɒndɪˈləʊmətə
dogmata
ˈdɒɡmətə
enchondromata
ˌɛnkənˈdrəʊmətə
granulomata
ˌɡrænjʊˈləʊmətə
leiomyomata
ˌlaɪəʊmaɪˈəʊmətə
lemmata
ˈlemətə
miasmata
mɪˈæzmətə
mycoplasmata
ˌmaɪkəʊˈplæzmətə
plasmodesmata
ˌplæzməˈdɛzmətə
schemata
ˈskiːmətə
somata
ˈsəʊmətə
stomata
ˈstəʊmətə
stromata
ˈstrəʊmətə
traumata
ˈtrɔːmətə
tribometer
traɪˈbɒmətə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MELISMATA

melic
melic grass
melick
melicotton
melilite
Melilla
melilot
melinite
meliorable
meliorate
melioration
meliorative
meliorator
meliorism
meliorist
melioristic
meliority
meliphagous
melisma
melismatic

WORDS THAT END LIKE MELISMATA

adenomata
blastomata
bregmata
carcinomata
empyreumata
enemata
exanthemata
fermata
gummata
magmata
mata-mata
papillomata
piroplasmata
sclerodermata
scleromata
scotomata
seminomata
stigmata
tagmata
ultimata

Synonyms and antonyms of melismata in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «melismata» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MELISMATA

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

Translator English - Chinese

melismata
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

melismata
570 millions of speakers

English

melismata
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

melismata
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

melismata
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

melismata
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

melismata
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

melismata
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mélismes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Melismata
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Melismen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

melismata
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

melismata
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Melismata
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

melismata
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

melismata
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Melismata
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

melismata
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

melismi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

melismata
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

melismata
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

melismata
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ΜΕΛΙΣΜΑΤΑ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

melismata
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

melismata
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

melismata
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of melismata

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MELISMATA»

The term «melismata» is used very little and occupies the 154.581 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MELISMATA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about melismata

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MELISMATA»

Discover the use of melismata in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to melismata and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ancient ballads and songs; with notices, including original ...
Besides the Melismata, about to be noticed, Ravenscroft was author of " A brief Discourse of the true but neglected use of characterizing the degrees by their perfection and diminution, in measurable music, against the common practice and ...
Ancient ballads, Thomas Lyle (of Glasgow), 1827
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Ancient Ballads and Songs, Chiefly from Tradition, ...
Besides the Melismata, about to be noticed, Ravenscroft was author of " A brief Discourse of the true but neglected use of characterizing the degrees by their perfection and diminution, in measurable music, against the common practice and ...
Thomas Lyle, 1827
3
Music in English Children's Drama of the Later Renaissance
The Dedication to Ravenscroft's next collection, Melismata of 16 1 1 , indicates that the editor and compiler wished to follow his earlier successes in publication with yet more variety: To the noblest of the court, liberallest of the countrey, and ...
Linda Phyllis Austern, 1992
4
Palestinian Arab Music: A Maqam Tradition in Practice
In Karaite music, the most naturally melismatic, we can classify melis- mata rhythmically according to their length: short melismata usually appear in short rhythmic values, whereas long ones incorporate gradations of rhythmic values that also ...
Dalia Cohen, Ruth Katz, 2006
5
La musa madrigalesca: or, A collection of madrigals, ...
MELISMATA. In 1611 appeared a work of a similar description to the foregoing, entitled " Melismata, Musical Phansies fitting the court, city, and " country humours, to three, four and five voices. " To all delightful, except to the spiteful ...
Thomas Oliphant, 1837
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Palaeobyzantine Notations 3:
On the other hand, even moderate embellishments in a strictly syllabic context will clearly be percieved as 'melismata', standing out from the syllabic background. Further, various types of distribution and ways of using melismata may result in ...
Gerda Wolfram, 2004
7
The Sacred Bridge: The Interdependence of Liturgy and Music ...
(C) Punctuating melismata The third and perhaps the most distinctive element of psalmody resides in the punctuating melismata. What do we mean by punctuating melismata? And what can we say about their origin and their history? There is ...
Eric Werner, 1984
8
Garland of Faith: Sequences, Prayers and Poems of the ...
These gaps were the places where the chants contained melismata, successions of notes sung to the same syllable of text. In place of the extended vowels of the original text, choirs in some churches began to sing the newly-composed words ...
John Blakesley, 1998
9
The Encyclopedia of Christianity
Either the German text was set to unaltered melodies (maintaining the melismata) , or the melismata were eliminated in order to adapt the melodies to the syllabic structure of the text. Luther was very critical of both procedures, pointing out the ...
Erwin Fahlbusch, Geoffrey William Bromiley, 2001
10
Traditional Musical Cultures in Central-Eastern Europe: ...
A decidedly large compass signifies substantial melodic activity—type M ( melodic type); a large concentration of ornaments and melismata underlines their crucial significance for the sound of the melody—type O (ornamental- melismatic type, ...
Piotr Dahlig, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MELISMATA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term melismata is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Obama's Amazing Grace shows how music can lift oratory high
Intonation insecurity and dubiously executed melismata were balanced by an undeniable connection to African American musical culture. «The Conversation AU, Jun 15»
2
Stephen Merchant Might Have Just Given the Best Performance Yet …
... production of the second-round performances, he brings it around for me with the stool sequence and characteristically X-tina melismata. «Vulture, May 15»
3
Ranking Mariah Carey's greatest No. 1 hits
It didn't matter; by the time she hit that epic final vocal run, Our Lady of Infinite Melismata was consecrated. 4. “Emotions” (1991, 3 weeks). «Entertainment Weekly, May 15»
4
Faith Evans: Incomparable review – distinctive delivery, dated sounds
Evans sings beautifully about love, lust and God, skilfully threading melismata though rigid pop-song structures; it's just a shame that her ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»
5
CD Reviews: Ne-Yo, the Lone Bellow, Liam Hayes, the Punch …
Still, amid carnal spirituality and melismata, club scenes and rap breaks, the singer and songwriter conveys overarching sadness at the gap ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jan 15»
6
Les Delices ventures to an earlier edge with '14th-Century Avant …
... was a fine example of the 14th century's hybrid nature, full of melismata that stretched the words into a vocal tapestry of elaborate design, ... «cleveland.com, Jan 15»
7
Clarity and Balance
From the constant subdivision in the strings, to the soaring trumpet lines, to the joyous melismata and octave leaps in the opening vocal ... «East Hampton Star, Dec 14»
8
The Spirit of Essaouira at the Heart of Judeo-Arabic Culture
... swirls around a few pivotal notes in a phrase that seems virtually infinite, and then comes down again, elaborating on a series of melismata. «Huffington Post, Nov 14»
9
Mariah will always be their baby
And instead of going for a big climax, Carey syncopated and broke into a flurry of her trademark melismata. In her vocal prime, back in the ... «Inquirer.net, Oct 14»
10
'Mostly Mozart,' the fine and the beautiful, and Darrel Ang
The treacherous melismata which appeared at the end of every repetition of the phrase “non ti scordar” and the traditionally ornamented ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 14»

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