MELISMATIC

Etymology

Adjective

melismatic (comparative more melismatic, superlative most melismatic)

(music) Of, relating to, or being a melisma; the style of singing several notes to one syllable of text.

Usage notes

An attribute of some Islamic and Gregorian chants, as well as of a singing style prevalent in popular music from the early 1990s to the late 2000s.

Coordinate terms

• syllabic

• neumatic

Source: Wiktionary

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