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  2. Musical expression - Wikipedia

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    As speech was taken as a model for music, composition and performance in the Baroque period were strongly influenced by rhetoric. According to what has become known as the theory of affect , a musician was expected to stir feelings in his audience in much the same way as an orator making a speech in accordance with the rules of classical rhetoric.

  3. The Philosophy of Modern Song - Wikipedia

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    The most recently composed song included in the book is Warren Zevon's 2003 song "Dirty Life and Times". Most of the chapters are divided into two parts, a poetic introductory segment in which Dylan uses a second-person point-of-view to inhabit the narrator of the song (what Simon & Schuster referred to as "dreamlike riffs" in pre-release ...

  4. Spoken word - Wikipedia

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    Spoken-word poetry is typically more than a hobby or expression of talent. This art form is often used to convey important or controversial messages to society. Such messages often include raising awareness of topics such as: racial inequality, sexual assault and/or rape culture, anti-bullying messages, body-positive campaigns, and LGBT topics ...

  5. Lyric poetry - Wikipedia

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    These three are not equivalent, though song lyrics are often in the lyric mode and Ancient Greek lyric poetry was principally chanted verse. [a] [2] The term owes its importance in literary theory to the division developed by Aristotle among three broad categories of poetry: lyrical, dramatic, and epic. Lyric poetry is one of the earliest forms ...

  6. Music - Wikipedia

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    Music was an important part of social and cultural life in ancient Greece, in fact it was one of the main subjects taught to children. Musical education was considered important for the development of an individual's soul.

  7. Billie Eilish reveals ‘Barbie’ song 'saved' her while she was ...

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    During her speech, she opened up about how writing the ballad helped her through her depression. She began by saying how she didn't expect to win, before sharing how the song saved her. 81st ...

  8. Sheryl Lee Ralph Delivers a Breathtaking Emmy Speech (in Song)

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    Sheryl Lee Ralph just made the crowd break into tears at the 2022 Emmys. The television, film, and stage actress won her first-ever Emmy tonight, taking home Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy ...

  9. Oral tradition - Wikipedia

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    A traditional Kyrgyz manaschi performing part of the Epic of Manas at a yurt camp in Karakol. Oral tradition, or oral lore, is a form of human communication in which knowledge, art, ideas and culture are received, preserved, and transmitted orally from one generation to another.