A setting of multiple notes per syllable, as in the setting of the word "alleluia" in the excerpt above, is known as what kind of setting? Select one: Duple Monophonic Melismatic Syllabic

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Lina Kramer

12 January, 08:03

A setting of multiple notes per syllable, as in the setting of the word "alleluia" in the excerpt above, is known as what kind of setting? Select one: Duple Monophonic Melismatic Syllabic

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Douglas Dudley · Answer 1

Correct answer is Melismatic Syllabic

Explanation:

Melismatic syllabic refers to a style of singing in music that was originally started in 900 AD and culminating in the Baroque era in which a single syllable of text is sung carried through many notes.