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Polystylism is the use of multiple styles or techniques in literature, art, film, or, especially, music. Some prominent contemporary polystylist composers include Peter Maxwell Davies, [1] Alfred Schnittke, [2] and John Zorn. [3] Polystylist composers from earlier in the twentieth century include Charles Ives [4] and Erik Satie. [5]
In Homeric verse, a phrase like rhododaktylos eos ("rosy fingered dawn") or oinopa ponton ("winedark sea") occupies a certain metrical pattern that fits, in modular fashion, into the six-foot Greek hexameter, which aids the aoidos or bard in extemporaneous composition.
Likewise, fictional music can be found in fantasy literature. [9] Music and song are mentioned throughout Tolkien's legendarium, in the Tolkien scholar Bradford Lee Eden's view "most obviously" in the Ainulindalë ("Music of the Ainur", the creation account in said legendarium), but also importantly in the culture of the Elves, the Hobbits, and ...
Passacaglia – Musical form similar to a chaconne, consisting of variations over a ground bass. Passion – Musical setting of the Passion of Christ. Pastorale – Musical form depicting pastoral scenes, often characterized by a gentle, lyrical melody. Prelude – Short, improvisatory-style piece, often serving as an introduction to a longer ...
Caccini, Le nuove musiche, 1601, title page In music, monody refers to a solo vocal style distinguished by having a single melodic line and instrumental accompaniment. . Although such music is found in various cultures throughout history, the term is specifically applied to Italian song of the early 17th century, particularly the period from about 1600
Empfindsamkeit (English: sentimental style) or Empfindsamer Stil is a style of musical composition and poetry developed in 18th-century Germany, intended to express "true and natural" feelings, and featuring sudden contrasts of mood.
This is a list of articles, or subsections of articles, about music inspired by literature. [1] Musical settings of, or music inspired by, poems by Byron; Edgar Allan Poe and music; Music related to Anne Rice's novels; Works inspired by J. R. R. Tolkien [1] Music based on the works of Oscar Wilde; List of songs based on poems; Romeo and Juliet ...
Stylometry grew out of earlier techniques of analyzing texts for evidence of authenticity, author identity, and other questions. The modern practice of the discipline received publicity from the study of authorship problems in English Renaissance drama. Researchers and readers observed that some playwrights of the era had distinctive patterns of language preferences, and attempted to use those ...