Related Words for melismas

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trills
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falsetto
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syncopation
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quaver
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vibrato
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sonority
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intonation
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polyphony
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contralto
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melody
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lilt
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diphthong
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octave
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guttural
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syllable
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glottal
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vowel
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sibilant
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motet
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chord
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expressivity
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expressiveness
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throaty
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riff
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singsong
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lyricism
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tierce de picardie
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harmonic
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vocalization
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half step
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lengthy
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vocal
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extended
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elaborate
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long
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use
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occur
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short
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Adjective
are
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few
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Adjective
absences
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captions
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cruises
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detours
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digressions
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excerpts
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footnotes
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monologues
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passages
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quotes
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remissions
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solos
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vacations
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