Pronouncing Dictionary of Musical Terms

How to say it as well as what it means: every Italian, German and French musical term of 1896, respelled phonetically for the student.

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Melismatic

Florid vocalization. A melismatic song is one in which a number of notes are sung to one syllable, as in the florid passages in Händel's solos.

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