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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.
An Alien Heat, The Hollow Lands, and The End Of All Songs - Part 1: Spirits Burning & Michael Moorcock: The Dancers at the End of Time: Michael Moorcock: Three albums covering the three books of the trilogy. The Black Halo: Kamelot: Faust: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: The Black Halo is a concept album based on Faust, Part Two.
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)
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.
Art songs and other musical settings based on Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's poetry Pages in category "Musical settings of poems by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total.
Though such singers may also perform popular or folk songs on their programs, these characteristics and the use of poetry are what distinguish art songs from popular songs. Art songs are a tradition from most European countries, and now other countries with classical music traditions.
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]
Oratorio – Large composition for orchestra, choir, and soloists, typically based on a religious theme. Part song – Secular choral work, typically a cappella. Glee – English part song of respectable and artistic character and often composed for male voices only. Partita – Suite of instrumental or vocal pieces, often consisting of dance ...