pronounce as a vowel; "between two consonants, this liquid is vowelized"
a vocal etude meant to be sung on a single vowel
A textless vocal melody, as in an exercise or concert piece.
1. (v.) To exercise the voice. 2. (n.) A passage practiced to maintain or develop technical skill in singing.
A vocalise is a vocal exercise (often one suitable for performance) without words, which is sung on one or more vowel sounds. The singing of vocalise is called vocalization.
Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14 is a song by Sergei Rachmaninoff, published in 1912 as the last of his Fourteen Songs, Opus 34. Written for voice (soprano or tenor) with piano accompaniment, it contains no words, and is usually sung entirely to the vowel "ah". It was dedicated to soprano Antonina Nezhdanova.