Lyrics

Lyrics are words that make up a song usually consisting of verses and choruses. The writer of lyrics is a lyricist. The words to an extended musical composition such as an opera are, however, usually known as a "libretto" and their writer, as a "librettist". The meaning of lyrics can either be explicit or implicit. Some lyrics are abstract, almost unintelligible, and, in such cases, their explication emphasizes form, articulation, meter, and symmetry of expression.

Etymology

"Lyric" derives via Latin lyricus from the Greek λυρικός (lyrikós), the adjectival form of lyre. It first appeared in English in the mid-16th century in reference, to the Earl of Surrey's translations of Petrarch and to his own sonnets.Greek lyric poetry had been defined by the manner in which it was sung accompanied by the lyre or cithara, as opposed to the chanted formal epics or the more passionate elegies accompanied by the flute. The personal nature of many of the verses of the Nine Lyric Poets led to the present sense of "lyric poetry" but the original Greek sensewords set to musiceventually led to its use as "lyrics", first attested in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Stainer and Barrett used the word as a singular substantive: "Lyric, poetry or blank verse intended to be set to music and sung". By the 1930s, the present use of the plurale tantum "lyrics" had begun; it has been standard since the 1950s. The singular form "lyric" still appears; its present use, however, is to refer to a specific phrase within a song's lyrics.

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OMS students make Music Mosaics

Oelwein Daily Register 20 Nov 2024
“Most of them [students] like them, though I do get the occasional student that doesn’t always want to do it just because of music class,” she said ... The next step happens in music. Students will spend two to three days jotting down notes about song lyrics, instruments used and what they may like about the songs using critical thinking skills....
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‘Wicked’ is sure to be popular with audiences and at box office

The Brown Daily Herald 20 Nov 2024
... Chenoweth, but there was less enthusiasm for the musical’s score, songs and choreography ... As fans eagerly await the official release of “Wicked,” they can brush up on their knowledge of the song lyrics and prepare themselves for a picturesque adaptation of the beloved musical....
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Slumdog Millionaire composer A.R. Rahman splits from wife of 29 years as they confess

The Daily Mail 20 Nov 2024
In the West, he is perhaps best known for the soundtrack to Slumdog Millionaire, which earned him Oscars for best original score and best original song ... He was especially feted for the song Jai Ho, with music by Rahman and lyrics by the poet Gulzar, who also wrote the words to Chaiyya Chaiyya....
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Wicked nearly starred two A-List pop singers before Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo were cast

The Daily Mail 20 Nov 2024
Enter Jon M ... As for Mendes, despite the early casting talks, he has yet to truly explore acting, keeping his focus squarely on his music career for now ... Chu’s house, and Stephen Schwartz [who wrote Wicked’s music and lyrics for both the OG Broadway musical and the film] was over. 'He played some songs for us, and we sang together for the first time ... ....
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New, multi-faceted nightclub Arcenciel aims to be a hub for the LGBTQ+ community

Detroit news 20 Nov 2024
They'll also bring in servers who know sign language and show the music videos lyrics to the songs on the massive video screen. "These giant bass speakers are so big and so loud that even the hearing impaired are able to enjoy music," said Ewick....
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ENTERTAINMENT: Piccolo Zoppé’s Winter Circus returning to downtown North Little Rock

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 20 Nov 2024
May and the song by Johnny Marks with music and lyrics by Marks ... MUSIC ... Tickets -- $34 -$114 -- go on sale Friday for the touring production of the "Back to the Future" musical (adapted for the stage by the 1985 movie's creators, Bob Gale and Robert Zemeckis, with original music by Alan and Glen Ballard and hit songs from the film), 7.30 p.m....
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Sia Dedicates ‘Titanium’ Performance to Nova Survivors at Star-Studded Jewish Event

The Algemeiner 19 Nov 2024
Grammy-nominated Australian singer Sia performed on Monday night a slow rendition of her hit song “Titanium” in honor of survivors of the Nova music festival massacre that took place in southern Israel last year ... The song includes lyrics such as “Machine gun, fired at the ones who run” She sings in the chorus....
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DO Savannah: Funk legend George Porter Jr. takes the state at Victory North on Nov. 21

Savannah Morning News 19 Nov 2024
Thirty of those songs are earmarked ...I believe this current band offers me, on many nights, more moments where I have to just turn around and smile because it’s so musical and it has an element to be a jam band, but it’s a jam band with songs, and lyrics, and emotional thoughts.”....
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Asolo Rep opens new season with a ‘Beautiful’ look at singer Carole King

Herald-Tribune Sarasota 19 Nov 2024
The Carole King Musical,” actress Julia Knitel takes to heart King’s lyrics to that title song ... The show written by Douglas McGrath contains many of the elements of typical jukebox musicals – lots of hit songs you might not have realized King wrote – but it rises to a different level by being about something and getting to the heart of its subject....
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Apple TV+ is releasing a documentary about one of the most legendary rock acts of ...

BGR 19 Nov 2024
And Apple is about to add yet another must-watch music doc to that list soon, having just announced an authorized release about one of rock's most legendary acts ... The band's music, characterized by emotional lyrics and soaring harmonies in songs like Go Your Own Way, continues to be enjoyed by more than 34 million monthly listeners on Spotify today....
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Review: Massive ‘Wicked’ movie adaptation takes its time to soar, much less defy gravity

The Los Angeles Times 19 Nov 2024
While Dorothy’s tornado twirl into Technicolor is burned into our collective consciousness, so too is the massive note at the end of the musical's first act, sung by the witch at the plot's center, Elphaba, in the show’s signature song, “Defying Gravity” (written by Stephen Schwartz, who created all the music and lyrics for the show)....
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The Marvelous Wonderettes – Grrrl Power!

Buffalo Rising 19 Nov 2024
Dream On ... The Marvelous Wonderettes was created by Roger Bean, a writer and director who specializes in jukebox musicals ... Plaudits also to Rebecca Kroetsch for her musical direction—there are 28 songs in this show! The harmonies were pleasing, and the lyrics were clear ... Dream On is a toe-tapping, hand-clapping, uplifting evening packed with hit songs....
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Wicked First Reviews: "Everything a Movie Musical Should Be"

Rotten Tomatoes 19 Nov 2024
(Photo by ©Universal Pictures) Will fans of musicals enjoy it? ... They help us buy into the intrinsic musical conceit that these characters are bursting into song to express feelings too large for spoken words, not just mouthing lyrics and trilling melodies that someone spent weeks cleaning up in a studio....

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