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vocalise Mus.|vəʊkəˈliːz, ˈvəʊkəliːz| Also (in imitation of vocalize v. 5 b) vocalize. [a. F. vocalise, f. vocaliser vocalize v.] a. A singing exercise using individual syllables or vowel sounds. b. A vocal passage consisting of a melody without words.
1872Scribner's Monthly Feb. 481/2 When the vocalise was ended, I expressed my gratification and my admiration of his method to the maestro. 1949Scrutiny XVI. 77 The Sonata Vocalise is an experiment in the combination of a wordless coloratura part with Medtner's habitual intricate pianism. 1959Listener 2 July 37/3 The second movement..is very much in the spirit of a vocalize. 1972J. L. Dillard Black English vi. 262 If the preacher slows or hesitates, one of the older women may pick up the tempo and propel the performance forward in a vocalise which is strikingly like the ‘breaks’ utilized by New Orleans jazzmen. 1980Early Music Jan. 18/2 For the virtuoso repertory of the 16th and 17th centuries exercises are available. They belong on the music stand for daily vocalises, and not on a bookshelf for theoretical research. |