Scott Crom
August 6th, 2005, 07:45 AM
Of the following 20 definitions of MELISMA, 19 are the products
of your creative ingenuity. I don't envy you the job of deciding
which is the one from my dictionary, but at least you have the
usual two chances.
Please cast your votes for the two you prefer, by 2000 hours, aka
8:00 pm, EDT, tomorrow, Sunday, August 7. Other zones, other
times.
Enjoy!
1. The blue haze found in certain forested areas, e.g. the Blue
Ridge in Virginia, the Blue Mountains in New South Wales,
and attributed to particular species of trees.
2. A choral technique in which each of the four voices
(soprano, alto, tenor, baritone) sings the same phrases,
overlapping each other, and eventually joining.
3. A passage of several notes sung to one syllable of text, as
in Gregorian chant. [Greek, melody, from _melizein_, to
sing, from _melos_, song.]
4. A song from the late '60s/'70s: "O My Melisma, I do so much
miss ya, I want so much to kiss ya, O my dear Me-lis-ma..."
5. [Mus.] The sounding of two pitches a quarter-tone or less
apart so as to produce a resonance tone in a related key.
6. (Roman Catholic Church) A decree, especially a papal letter
giving a decision on a point or question of canon law.
7. A musical effect achieved by playing three or more
chromatically adjacent notes simultaneously.
8. A disease of trees characterized by the formation of scaly
galls on the bark; usu. benign.
9. A device by which angular movement or position in a
generator is transmitted to a motor.
10. A condition in which only sweetness and no other sensation
is detected by taste buds.
11. An apparition used in seances to aid in communication with
the spirit world.
12. An evil wind of Morocco which curdles milk and makes men
impotent.
13. A sweet or honeyed scent, as of blossoms. [Chiefly poetic]
14. A bacterial disease of sheep; a sheep so infected.
15. Sleepiness occurring at mid-afternoon.
16. Stuff; nonsense; humbug; a sweetmeat.
17. Style of painting in grey tints.
18. The silk-cotton tree.
19. Testicular cancer.
20. A honeycomb.
Scott, still holding a temporary job
of your creative ingenuity. I don't envy you the job of deciding
which is the one from my dictionary, but at least you have the
usual two chances.
Please cast your votes for the two you prefer, by 2000 hours, aka
8:00 pm, EDT, tomorrow, Sunday, August 7. Other zones, other
times.
Enjoy!
1. The blue haze found in certain forested areas, e.g. the Blue
Ridge in Virginia, the Blue Mountains in New South Wales,
and attributed to particular species of trees.
2. A choral technique in which each of the four voices
(soprano, alto, tenor, baritone) sings the same phrases,
overlapping each other, and eventually joining.
3. A passage of several notes sung to one syllable of text, as
in Gregorian chant. [Greek, melody, from _melizein_, to
sing, from _melos_, song.]
4. A song from the late '60s/'70s: "O My Melisma, I do so much
miss ya, I want so much to kiss ya, O my dear Me-lis-ma..."
5. [Mus.] The sounding of two pitches a quarter-tone or less
apart so as to produce a resonance tone in a related key.
6. (Roman Catholic Church) A decree, especially a papal letter
giving a decision on a point or question of canon law.
7. A musical effect achieved by playing three or more
chromatically adjacent notes simultaneously.
8. A disease of trees characterized by the formation of scaly
galls on the bark; usu. benign.
9. A device by which angular movement or position in a
generator is transmitted to a motor.
10. A condition in which only sweetness and no other sensation
is detected by taste buds.
11. An apparition used in seances to aid in communication with
the spirit world.
12. An evil wind of Morocco which curdles milk and makes men
impotent.
13. A sweet or honeyed scent, as of blossoms. [Chiefly poetic]
14. A bacterial disease of sheep; a sheep so infected.
15. Sleepiness occurring at mid-afternoon.
16. Stuff; nonsense; humbug; a sweetmeat.
17. Style of painting in grey tints.
18. The silk-cotton tree.
19. Testicular cancer.
20. A honeycomb.
Scott, still holding a temporary job