1) Medieval music
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Jubilus (plural jubili) is the term for the long melisma placed on the final syllable of the Alleluia as it is sung in the Gregorian chant. The structure of the Alleluia is such that the cantor first sings the word `alleluia,` without the jubilus, and then the choir repeats the word with the melisma added. It is traditionally repeated at the end.....
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(from the article `sequence`) ...melody, to be sung at mass between the Alleluia and the reading of the Gospel. It developed about the 9th century from the trope (addition of ...
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an elaborate melisma on the final syllable of the word `Alleluia. ` It was said by medieval theorists to be an expression of joy.
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(in Roman Catholic music) a rejoicing, melodic group of tones to which is chanted the last “a” of the second and third alleluias, often following the gradual of the Mass.
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