Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

melodeclamation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: melodecla-ma-tion
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The practice of reciting poetry while accompanied by concert music.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"One of these is found in the salon song for voice and piano, which is suddenly invaded by melodeclamations and mythological themes. One of the most prominent contributors here was Vladimir Rebikov (1866௅1920), whose piano cycles[…]"
"When combined with dialogue we get a kind of melodeclamation, and then both dialogue and music are faced with the demands generally presented to melodeclamation, that is to say, coincidence of rhythm, and their artistic symbiosis,[…]"
"Then she found the sheet music for melodeclamation that she had taken from Russia , and that occasioned an explanation of the beauties of Russian diction . " It's a euphonious language — consonant , vowel , consonant , vowel — and I[…]"

Etymology

From melo- + declamation.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: melo-

Usage

Inflected Forms

melodeclamations (plural)

Questions

What does melodeclamation mean?: The practice of reciting poetry while accompanied by concert music.
Where does melodeclamation come from?: From melo- + declamation.

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