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Melismatic chant is music that

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sets a single syllable of text to a few notes.

sets a single syllable of text to many notes.

sets many syllables to a few notes.

sets many syllables to many notes.

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Melismatic chant is music that sets a single syllable of text to many notes. This musical style is characterized by the elaboration and ornamentation of a single syllable with multiple pitches.