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Re: Melisma Oatmeal on the Red Planet

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1995-03-13 20:59Re: Melisma Oatmeal on the Red Planet
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1995-03-13 20:59PaulT23@aol.comKent Williams wrote >(Melisma: A rhythmic figure where three beats are placed against two)
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Kent Williams wrote
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Melisma : 1. an expressive vocal passage sung to one syllable [ from Harvard Dict. of Music ] Like this ooooo-oo-oo-oooooo-oo-oo-oo, as opposed to this ba-ba-ba-da-da. You mean a different word which I am too stupid to remember right now. Perhaps I'll come up with it after I eat my oatmeal. Yum -chow- wait! the word has arrived after consuming a mere half bowl of oats : Hemiola : 2. the term is applied to time values that are in the relationship of 3:2 ( typical in dance music ) see also : sesquialtera Yours in humble correction, PT