The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #145127 Message #3356124
Posted By: GUEST,leeneia
27-May-12 - 09:30 AM
Thread Name: Melisma mania
Subject: RE: Melisma mania
Are you compelled to listen to pop music, say on the job? If so, you have my sympathy.
Melisma has been around a long time, (see examples) but it's a special effect and should not be overdone. Examples:
Handel: And He shall pur-i-fa-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a y the sons of Levi
Tab Hunter: They say for every boy and girl there's
just one love in this whole world and
I-I-I know I-I-I've found mi- ine.
Anon: Dinah, won't you blow your ho-o-orn?
And the idea of melisma being used a lot by singers who need Autotune to help them through a melody gives me chills down the spine.