How do you use Melismatic in a sentence? See 2 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Melismatic in a sentence
Melismatic meaning
Of, relating to, or being a melisma; the style of singing several notes to one syllable of text.
Using Melismatic
- The main meaning on this page is: Of, relating to, or being a melisma; the style of singing several notes to one syllable of text.
Context around Melismatic
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Melismatic
- In this selection, "melismatic" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 29 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, style, exotic, runs and singing stand out and add context to how "melismatic" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include gospel style melismatic runs and and of exotic melismatic singing with. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "melismatic" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with melismatic
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Mykola Lysenko is widely considered to be the father of Ukrainian classical music Ukrainian music sometimes presents a perplexing mix of exotic melismatic singing with chordal harmony. (27 words)
Carey’s calisthenic vocals, combining gospel-style melismatic runs and subtly funky syncopations, are unmistakably ’90s, redolent of hip-hop-influenced R&B that Carey herself helped pioneer a generation ago. (31 words)
Carey’s calisthenic vocals, combining gospel-style melismatic runs and subtly funky syncopations, are unmistakably ’90s, redolent of hip-hop-influenced R&B that Carey herself helped pioneer a generation ago. (31 words)
Mykola Lysenko is widely considered to be the father of Ukrainian classical music Ukrainian music sometimes presents a perplexing mix of exotic melismatic singing with chordal harmony. (27 words)
Example sentences (2)
Carey’s calisthenic vocals, combining gospel-style melismatic runs and subtly funky syncopations, are unmistakably ’90s, redolent of hip-hop-influenced R&B that Carey herself helped pioneer a generation ago.
Mykola Lysenko is widely considered to be the father of Ukrainian classical music Ukrainian music sometimes presents a perplexing mix of exotic melismatic singing with chordal harmony.