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The 21 pages that link to Melisma, each with the reason it gives.

• Ella FitzgeraldRelated: Her fluid runs turned melody into a space for ornament and improvisation.

• ColoraturaRelated: Runs often extend one syllable across many pitches.

• RaïRelated: Raï singers use ornamented, flexible phrasing to intensify emotional expression.

• OrganumRelated: Elaborate organum extends chant syllables into long, ornamented vocal lines.

• Whitney HoustonRelated: Houston used elaborate runs to heighten climactic moments in ballads.

• Word paintingRelated: Extended notes can depict words such as “many” or “eternity.”

• Contemporary R&BRelated: Melismatic runs link contemporary R&B performance to gospel and soul traditions.

• Mariah CareyRelated: Carey's elaborate runs made melisma a prominent feature of 1990s pop and R&B.

• TahrirRelated: Tahrir can ornament a held syllable through a rapid sequence of notes.

• Luk thungRelated: Luk thung singers use extended melodic ornament to intensify words and emotion.

• Cante jondoRelated: Flamenco singers use melisma to stretch words into expressive vocal phrases.

• Robert PlantRelated: His extended vocal flourishes often stretch syllables across several pitches.

• Etta JamesRelated: Her ornamented phrases use this technique to intensify emotional peaks.

• Ariana GrandeRelated: Her runs and ornamented phrases often use melisma to shape a line.

• Byzantine musicRelated: Extended melismas shape the ornamented lines of many Byzantine chants.

• John KoukouzelesRelated: Extended, ornamented vocal lines are characteristic of the style linked with Koukouzeles.