VOCALISE Definition & Meaning

vocalise

[ voh-kuh-leez ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

a musical composition consisting of the singing of melody with vowel sounds or nonsense syllables rather than text, as for special effect in classical compositions, in polyphonic jazz singing by special groups, or in virtuoso vocal exercises.
any such singing exercise or vocalized melody.

vocalise

[ voh-kuh-lahyz ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

vocalised, vocalising.

vocalise

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a musical passage sung upon one vowel as an exercise to develop flexibility and control of pitch and tone; solfeggio

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1870–75; < French vocalise, apparently noun derivative of vocaliser to vocalize, with -ise taken as a noun suffix ( -ise ² )

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Fan anger has again been aimed at chairman Daniel Levy - vocalised in persistent 'Levy out' calls from supporters both home and away.

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She told the BBC that the first time she was able to vocalise what she had been through was when making the documentary.

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I think probably what a lot of women felt is that it just vocalised the problem that lots of us have been saying for a long time.

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The set of vocalised coda types combined with how frequently they are used makes up a vocal repertoire and define membership in a particular clan.

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The SNP and some Conservative MPs are expected to further vocalise their unhappiness with the speaker at Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday.

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