Dramatic Lyrics

has plenty of dramatic contrasts, frequent shifts in tempo, and changes in rhythmic character from section to section. The piece was written by Freddie Mercury in 1975 for the bands album: A Night at the Opera. I believe everyone should listen to Bohemian Rhapsody at least once in their lifetime. The song has more variations and contrast than most songs we listen to today. Even though this piece has many frequent changes, the lyrics are still extremely catchy. Not only are the lyrics catchy,…

quietly again with Joy playing the saxophone. As the song progressed, the drumbeats and guitar players joined in, pausing after every phrase that Joy had sang. It became increasingly dramatic, yet holding the atmospheric mood at a relaxing level. In my opinion, the lyrics had helped established that. I remembered that the lyrics tried to convey to us the logic of war being inevitable and that what was once on the grounds of the battlefield will be replaced my new things. In a way I was able to…

importantly—regretting the fact that she let him go. As this musical composition progresses, the lyrics start becoming more dispiriting and gloomy as she implicitly discloses how her egoistic personality drew the two lovers apart and that she must now face these somber consequences by pretending to fall in love with someone else which is akin to compromising. Furthermore, the presence of an interlude makes the song more dramatic and the resolution of all the events boil down to a period of…

couplets. Thus the couplet has a very different effect to the calming pastoral or measured argument previously mentioned. There is a dramatic quality in the long sentences, exaggerated punctuation and unsettling rhetorical questions such as ‘Will’t please you rise?’ This combined with such a rigid rhyme scheme adds a sinister quality to what Browning called ‘dramatic lyric’ . When naturalistic dialogue is combined with extremely tight rhyme, this unnerves readers and the result is closer to…

we are as an individual as well as a society, however, within the last several decades there has been an astonishing increase in the objectification of women in the music industry. From country, to pop, to rock, to hip-hop and rap there has been a dramatic rise in the use women’s bodies to sell music. The exponential increase in the objectification of women in various genres of music leads to the deterioration of women’s mental health, confidence, and political efficacy. Alongside the creation…

Did you ever think about why mothers sing a soothing lullaby to their infants before putting them to bed, or a loud hip hop music is played in a college party rather than a slow, sad one? Have you ever felt depressed that without thinking you play a lament song, or heard a piece of music that had a profound emotional effect on you? Music is part of everyone’s life. It acts as a mood altering that can stimulate or sooth you, it can stir your emotions and induce stress too. A famous composer once…

Robert Browning is considered today as one of most influential poets of all time. Using dramatic monologue which he contributed to poetry, influencing other major poets. In the narrative poem “My Last Duchess” by Robert Browning, the author’s life and career affect his poetic work. By using his own background to demonstrate the main character’s actions and desires. Robert Browning’s family was influential in his life. In other words, “The poet’s father had originally wanted to be an artist—he…

family assisting young adolescents in their decision-making, children tend to find acceptance and family elsewhere. Through pop culture many children gain a family group in music. Adolescents have a sense of belonging to their music and appreciate the lyrics that lead to drugs and alcohol if encouraged by the song. According to The New York Times, “the average adolescent is exposed to about 84…

moment, I have decided in 2020 to run for president” (Zaru). His speech is absolutely eye-opening to the audience, as Kanye would be the last person they would think that would run for president. Kanye West is into hip hop, not politics. Uniquely, the dramatic shift in hip hop will be beyond elucidated. Old school hip hop is extremely divergent to new hip hop. Old school hip hop originated in the late 60’s and progressed through the 90’s while new hip hop was produced after the 00’s. Hip hop…

Claudio Monteverdi is perhaps considered the founding father of opera, although he was not the first composer of the art form. Monteverdi had an ear for polyphony and a keen sense of dramatic action (Riding & Dunton-Downer: 2006 pg. 55), making him the ideal composer of Opera, who would further enhance works of his predecessors which lacked strong sense of theatrical effect or musical direction. (Raeburn: 1998 pg. 23) ‘L’Orfeo’, Monteverdi’s…