Dramatic Lyrics

to an audience. Poems come in every size, many poems are short or at least shorter than an average work of fiction. Lyric Poetry pg. 484 Lyric poetry expresses the thoughts and feelings of the author. Lyric poetry is typically a short poem that is used to be recited on a stringed instrument called a lyre. There are different types of lyric poetry, for example ode and elegy. Lyric poetry is associated with musicality, a single speaker,…

multiple reasons. To begin, many times lingering in one's head, the soundtrack to The Phantom of the Opera features dramatic and emotion filled music. From utilizing volume and dynamics, Andrew Lloyd Webber, the composer, has brilliantly utilized music to keep one captivate in the show between and during intense mood changes. Aside from just the sound, the writers have made heart touching lyrics to further lure the audience in such as “wildly my mind beats against you, but my soul obeys ” in…

Nightwish takes this song, which was originally a rock song and turns it into a rock’n’roll song. The song shifts from an ethereal timbre to a dramatic, desperate struggling timbre. The main cause of this shift is the instrumental accompaniment taking a larger role in Nightwish’s cover. In the original version the song nicely balanced both the lyrics and the accompaniment, but Nightwish changes this balance to favor the accompaniment. The electric guitar and drum control the song, varying in…

In today’s society, crime amongst the youth is just as common as breathing. Everyday, young people are arrested, killed, engaging in violence, dropping out of school, and making poor life choices in general. These young people are often called juvenile delinquents (the term juvenile meaning young person and delinquent meaning showing or characterized by a tendency to commit crime). Juvenile delinquency is the violation of the criminal law by minors (Agnew, 4). Most of these criminal laws tend to…

exemplifies the beauty of traditional Lieder with its expert use of meter, mood, speed, and expressiveness. On the other side, Kendrick Lamar's "Damn" is a modern hip-hop masterpiece, with complicated rhythms, innovative production, and socially conscious lyrics that push the limits of contemporary music. Despite their variations in genre and technique, both works have the same goal: to explore the intricacies of human emotion and experience using sound and words. Robert Schumann's "Liederkreis…

I remember listening to these songs with my dad when I was little, he would belt out the lyrics while I would play air guitar. The thing I love most about music is that you can have such strong memories attached to a song that every time you listen to it, it transports you back to that point in time. From a technical point of view, the long acoustic/electric overture of “Hotel California” was very dramatic and captured my attention right away. Then right before the vocals kicked in there was a…

because it had been the best out of the rest. In Josh White's case, he was chosen for the segregation movement for his artistic work. However, he did not create music videos, metaphors or other dramatic attention to his work, he used a simple word to attract audiences. The Simple word of Hughes poem and Whites lyrics, made both of them be voices and important people for their race. Josh White's popularity and famous background, he was able to spread his music about black pride to the people.…

One example includes “America” which not only showcases the dance, but also talks about the hardships and tensions that the Puerto Ricans experience living in the United States. The relationship of the music and the lyrics is incredibly complex. The syncopated rhythm gives the song itself a little vitality, making it catchy while simultaneously nostalgic and exotic. Just like in My Fair Lady and South Pacific, the exotic elements of the song, which includes instrumentation…

Back in 2009, Lin Manuel Miranda performed at the yearly White House Poetry Jam. He was working on a concept album who he thought represented hip-hop, former U.S. Treasury, Alexander Hamilton. At the time, many people did not take it seriously, but six years later, his musical and concept album on Alexander Hamilton have become a wild hit. His concept album has sold over 2,000,000 units in the United States and reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot 200. Just recently, the first volume of The…

established and successful Broadway writers, Hammerstein was mainly associated with writing musicals with Jerome Kern and Rodger’s was doing the same with Lorenz Hart. The two joined together and were the perfect combination; Hammerstein wrote the lyrics and sent it to Rodger’s who then set it to music. The first Rodger’s & Hammerstein musical was Oklahoma! the play representing a unique fusion of Rodgers’ musical comedy and Hammerstein’s operetta. This was the milestone in the development of…