MUSIC 2251 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Gospel Music, Strophic Form, Melisma
4 Sep 2018
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Grecians used to think music w/out words was lacking. We have to consider if they words communicate something that can be understood, or if they are nonlexical /nonsensical. Jazz singers often scat-sing - a vocal improvisation using wordless vocables. Vocalise - singing a wordless melody, using the voice like an instrument. Latin was the language of the roman empire, and the language of learning at medieval. The church later approved the use of vernacular (language of the ppl, dialect) for and renaissance universities and church mass. Secular (nonreligious) music has traditionally been in vernacular languages. It"s important to consider text in song in the original language. The text of a song can help organize the tune. Poems are often written in rhymed stanzas/strophes. The most common type of musical setting is strophic form - in which the same music is. The song might feature a refrain/chorus - words and music that recur after each.
