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Is there a term for when a lyric is sung and then an instrument (sound) is played to mimic the lyric?
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Is there a term for when a phrase in a song, i.e., "shivers down my spine" as in Bohemian Rhapsody, after that phrase is sung, a tinkling or some kind of sound is made with an instrument, to mimic "shivers down my spine"?
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Is there a term for when a phrase in a song, i.e., "shivers down my spine" as in Bohemian Rhapsody, after that phrase is sung, a tinkling or some kind of sound is made with an instrument, to mimic "shivers down my spine"?
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Link would be much appreciated. Thanks!
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does this help? youtube.com/watch?v=fJ9rUzIMcZQ at 2:08 and 2:09
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Is there a term for when a phrase in a song, i.e., "shivers down my spine" as in Bohemian Rhapsody, after that phrase is sung, a tinkling or some kind of sound is made with an instrument, to mimic "shivers down my spine"?
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Is there a term for when a phrase in a song, i.e., "shivers down my spine" as in Bohemian Rhapsody, after that phrase is sung, a tinkling or some kind of sound is made with an instrument, to mimic "shivers down my spine"?
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Link would be much appreciated. Thanks!
– user45266
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does this help? youtube.com/watch?v=fJ9rUzIMcZQ at 2:08 and 2:09
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Link would be much appreciated. Thanks!
– user45266
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does this help? youtube.com/watch?v=fJ9rUzIMcZQ at 2:08 and 2:09
– Nicolette
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Link would be much appreciated. Thanks!
– user45266
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Link would be much appreciated. Thanks!
– user45266
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does this help? youtube.com/watch?v=fJ9rUzIMcZQ at 2:08 and 2:09
– Nicolette
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does this help? youtube.com/watch?v=fJ9rUzIMcZQ at 2:08 and 2:09
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We call this text painting (or word painting), and it's a clever compositional tactic that dates back centuries. In short, text painting occurs when a composer does something in the music that is a direct reference to something in the text.
Text painting can be very literal, like when the text uses words like "rising" or "higher" and the melody ascends. But it can also be much more abstract, like when ambiguous harmonies mimic the poet/songwriter's increasing confusion (for whatever reason).
Franz Schubert was especially famous for using text painting in his songs and song cycles, but examples abound from long before Schubert and even into today's film scores.
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Somewhat related, but not specifically about sung lyrics, is mickey mousing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Mousing
Mickey Mousing is when a piece of music that accompanies a film attempts to mimic the action's rhythm and pitch, similar to the literary idea of onomatopoeia.
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2 Answers
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We call this text painting (or word painting), and it's a clever compositional tactic that dates back centuries. In short, text painting occurs when a composer does something in the music that is a direct reference to something in the text.
Text painting can be very literal, like when the text uses words like "rising" or "higher" and the melody ascends. But it can also be much more abstract, like when ambiguous harmonies mimic the poet/songwriter's increasing confusion (for whatever reason).
Franz Schubert was especially famous for using text painting in his songs and song cycles, but examples abound from long before Schubert and even into today's film scores.
answered 3 hours ago
Richard
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thank you! It's been driving me crazy trying to remember what it is called.
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We call this text painting (or word painting), and it's a clever compositional tactic that dates back centuries. In short, text painting occurs when a composer does something in the music that is a direct reference to something in the text.
Text painting can be very literal, like when the text uses words like "rising" or "higher" and the melody ascends. But it can also be much more abstract, like when ambiguous harmonies mimic the poet/songwriter's increasing confusion (for whatever reason).
Franz Schubert was especially famous for using text painting in his songs and song cycles, but examples abound from long before Schubert and even into today's film scores.
answered 3 hours ago
Richard
34.2k673142
thank you! It's been driving me crazy trying to remember what it is called.
– Nicolette
3 hours ago
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up vote
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up vote
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We call this text painting (or word painting), and it's a clever compositional tactic that dates back centuries. In short, text painting occurs when a composer does something in the music that is a direct reference to something in the text.
Text painting can be very literal, like when the text uses words like "rising" or "higher" and the melody ascends. But it can also be much more abstract, like when ambiguous harmonies mimic the poet/songwriter's increasing confusion (for whatever reason).
Franz Schubert was especially famous for using text painting in his songs and song cycles, but examples abound from long before Schubert and even into today's film scores.
answered 3 hours ago
Richard
34.2k673142
We call this text painting (or word painting), and it's a clever compositional tactic that dates back centuries. In short, text painting occurs when a composer does something in the music that is a direct reference to something in the text.
Text painting can be very literal, like when the text uses words like "rising" or "higher" and the melody ascends. But it can also be much more abstract, like when ambiguous harmonies mimic the poet/songwriter's increasing confusion (for whatever reason).
Franz Schubert was especially famous for using text painting in his songs and song cycles, but examples abound from long before Schubert and even into today's film scores.
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answered 3 hours ago
Richard
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answered 3 hours ago
Richard
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answered 3 hours ago
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thank you! It's been driving me crazy trying to remember what it is called.
– Nicolette
3 hours ago
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thank you! It's been driving me crazy trying to remember what it is called.
– Nicolette
3 hours ago
thank you! It's been driving me crazy trying to remember what it is called.
– Nicolette
3 hours ago
thank you! It's been driving me crazy trying to remember what it is called.
– Nicolette
3 hours ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
Somewhat related, but not specifically about sung lyrics, is mickey mousing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Mousing
Mickey Mousing is when a piece of music that accompanies a film attempts to mimic the action's rhythm and pitch, similar to the literary idea of onomatopoeia.
edited 1 hour ago
user45266
1,367323
answered 3 hours ago
Michael Curtis
3,139319
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
Somewhat related, but not specifically about sung lyrics, is mickey mousing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Mousing
Mickey Mousing is when a piece of music that accompanies a film attempts to mimic the action's rhythm and pitch, similar to the literary idea of onomatopoeia.
edited 1 hour ago
user45266
1,367323
answered 3 hours ago
Michael Curtis
3,139319
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
up vote
1
down vote
Somewhat related, but not specifically about sung lyrics, is mickey mousing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Mousing
Mickey Mousing is when a piece of music that accompanies a film attempts to mimic the action's rhythm and pitch, similar to the literary idea of onomatopoeia.
edited 1 hour ago
user45266
1,367323
answered 3 hours ago
Michael Curtis
3,139319
Somewhat related, but not specifically about sung lyrics, is mickey mousing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Mousing
Mickey Mousing is when a piece of music that accompanies a film attempts to mimic the action's rhythm and pitch, similar to the literary idea of onomatopoeia.
edited 1 hour ago
user45266
1,367323
answered 3 hours ago
Michael Curtis
3,139319
edited 1 hour ago
user45266
1,367323
edited 1 hour ago
user45266
1,367323
edited 1 hour ago
user45266
1,367323
1,367323
answered 3 hours ago
Michael Curtis
3,139319
answered 3 hours ago
Michael Curtis
3,139319
answered 3 hours ago
Michael Curtis
3,139319
3,139319
add a comment |Â
add a comment |Â
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Link would be much appreciated. Thanks!
– user45266
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does this help? youtube.com/watch?v=fJ9rUzIMcZQ at 2:08 and 2:09
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