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MELISMAS (Greek, singular number melisma - song, melody). 1) Melodic passages or whole melodies performed on one syllable of the text. To M. belong decomp. types of coloratures, roulades and other woks. jewelry. In Western Europe In musicology, the term "M" is most often used in relation to the singing of a single syllable of a text of the singing of one-voice and many-voice music of the Middle Ages. M. occupy a prominent place in Byzantine cult music (see Byzantine music) and in Gregorian singing. M. are widely represented in the music of the peoples of the East: for Nar. and prof. music countries zap. Europe they are less characteristic. Believe that their penetration in Europe. musesthe culture is connected with east. influences. The opposite is melismatic. singing is the so-called syllabic singing, in which for each syllable of the text there is only one sound. 2) In the 16-18 centuries.