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melismatic
noun
(me-lis-ma)
a group of notes or tones sung on one syllable in plainsong
melismatic
noun
(me-lis-ma)
melodic embellishment
melismatic
noun
(me-lis-ma)
cadenza
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organum
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falsetto
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declamatory
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melodic
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plainchant
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songful
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chordal
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rhythmic
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lyrical
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contrapuntal
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mellifluous
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plainsong
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breathy
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virtuosic
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antiphonal
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melodious
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guttural
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syllabic
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atonal
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metrical
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operatic
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rhythmical
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sonorous
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polyphonic
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fugal
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songlike
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incantatory
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chorded
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mozartian
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tinkly
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microtonal
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unmelodic
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overloud
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handelian
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flutelike
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polytonal
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clangorous
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pianissimo
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decrescendo
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tuneful
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syncopated
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improvisatory
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dirgelike
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toneless
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idiomatic
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spinto
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whispery
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cadenced
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percussive
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pointillistic
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beethovenian
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unmodulated
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soulful
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strophic
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pentatonic
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stentorian
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diatonic
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countrified
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sinuous
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chromatic
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wagnerian
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glottal
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baroque
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singable
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rhapsodic
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cacophonic
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florid
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echoic
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orchestral
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ethereal
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melismatic
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