Talk:Melisma

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Overused?

- 12/4/05 - Changed overused to used in the sentence: "Melisma is today commonly overused in Western popular music", because it conveys the opinion of the author. Melsisma's are used a lot, but whether it is overused or not is a matter of personal taste, and should not be part of any dictionary. - Rich

Thanks for that! Wikipedia strives to present information in a neutral, unbiased fashion. --Merovingian 05:45, 5 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Interesting use of melisma as a pejorative in a recent slate article: http://www.slate.com/id/2142156/
Jody Rosen writing in Slate.com again uses melisma http://www.slate.com/id/2145719/ --Bjsamelsonjones 18:04, 18 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Melisma Music Analyzer

Is Melisma Music Analyzer notable enough to include on this article? I'm inclined to remove because I don't particularly care about similarly named software programs when I'm reading an article about some other non-software topic. The most egregious example I've come across on WP is an instant message client named "pork". — Shadowhillway 02:42, 26 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

More Examples

While the Barnes' example is appropriate it may not be known well-enough to be useful. During certain parts of the year Handel's Messiah is nearly inescapable. There are melismatic passages throughout the work, in the arias and in the choruses, many of which are not at all fun to sing.

I would add examples from there but I am not where my Messiah score is. I do not know if it would be to include links to free examples but only because I have not look for them. JimCubb 01:29, 17 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Another reference

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6791133

Here's an interview with Anthony Heilbut (musician and author) on Melisma. I figured someone could use it if they plan on expanding the article. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 12.32.197.178 (talk) 20:44, 17 January 2007 (UTC).[reply]

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