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