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  2. List of songs based on poems - Wikipedia

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    Ten Blake Songs" are poems from Blake's "Songs of Innocence and of Experience" and "Auguries of Innocence", set to music by Ralph Vaughan Williams in 1957. "Tyger" is both the name of an album by Tangerine Dream, which is based on Blake's poetry, and the title of a song on this album based on the poem of the same name.

  3. List of songs based on literary works - Wikipedia

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    The Black Halo is a concept album based on Faust, Part Two. It is a follow-up to Epica, which was based on Faust, Part One. [1] Cacophony: Rudimentary Peni: Various works of H. P. Lovecraft: H. P. Lovecraft: All 30 tracks are related to Lovecraft or his work. [2] The Chronicle of the Black Sword: Hawkwind: Various works of Michael Moorcock ...

  4. Conductus - Wikipedia

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    Conductus Beata viscera digital facsimile of Wolfenbüttel 1099. The conductus (plural: conducti) was a sacred Latin song in the Middle Ages, one whose poetry and music were newly composed.

  5. Ballad - Wikipedia

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    A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of the popular poetry and song of Great Britain and Ireland from the Late Middle Ages until the 19th century. They were widely used across Europe, and later in Australia, North Africa, North America and South America.

  6. Category:Music based on poems - Wikipedia

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    Music based on the Divine Comedy (2 C, 6 P) K. ... Music Through Heartsongs: Songs Based on the Poems of Mattie J.T. Stepanek; N. The Night Before Christmas (Dai)

  7. Rabindra Sangeet - Wikipedia

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    The music is mostly based on Hindustani classical music, Carnatic music, Western tunes and the traditional folk music of Bengal and inherently possess within them, a perfect balance, an endearing economy of poetry and musicality. [peacock prose] Lyrics and music both hold almost equal importance in Rabindra Sangeet.

  8. Song - Wikipedia

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    Some of the earliest art songs are found in the music of Henry Purcell. The tradition of the romance, a love song with a flowing accompaniment, often in triple meter, entered opera in the 19th century and spread from there throughout Europe. It expanded into popular music and became one of the underpinnings of popular songs. While a romance ...

  9. Epic (genre) - Wikipedia

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    The defining characteristics of the genre are mostly derived from its roots in ancient poetry (epic poems such as Homer's Iliad and Odyssey). An epic is not limited to the traditional medium of oral poetry, but has expanded to include modern mediums including film, theater, television shows, novels, and video games. [1]