Lyric setting: Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

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{{See also|Contour (linguistics)}}

Recognizing [[suprasegmentals]] in a [[Lyrics|lyric]] could givegives an extra representation of the natural [[Contour (music)|contour]] of language in the song.

For instance, because a [[stressed syllable]] reaches a higher pitch, some might decide to represent this idea musically by assigning it to a higher pitch in the melody. This is not an essential factor for proper '''lyric setting''', but it has the potential to preserve the natural '''contour''' of the language.

This could be especially true for the lyric setting of questions. In this type of sentence, the last syllable typically rises at the end to indicate that it is a question. Some syllables, that would otherwise maintain a [[tonic]] pitch, may naturally reach to the pitch of a stressed syllable in the context of a question. Taking this into account, a songwriter may decide to preserve the contour of the question in the pitch of the lyric.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/grammar/british-grammar/intonation | title=The Art of Lyric Writing: How to Match Lyrics to Melody |last=English Grammar Today: An A–Z of Spoken and Written Grammar |first=Editors | publisher=Cambridge University Press |date=2016 | website=Cambridge Dictionary |access-date=April 3, 2020}}</ref>

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[[[[Dynamics (music)|Dynamics]] are typically up to interpretation by the vocalist of the song. The songwriter may choose to emphasize stressed syllables with louder dynamics and unstressed syllables with softer dynamics. However, this is not an essential factor in lyric setting either.

It's important to note that theseThese [[suprasegmentals]] could beare utilized solely for special effect to enhance meaning on a specific word, phrase, or section, instead of to enhance the technical qualities of stressed and unstressed syllables. Using suprasegmentals in this way is another aspect of setting lyrics to create prosody and to preserve the natural emotion of the lyrical content.<ref name = "Pattison2">{{cite AV media |people=Pat Pattison |date=March 27, 2013 |title=IMRO Songwriting Seminar With Pat Pattison |medium=Videotape |language=en |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4svcglLnlA |access-date=April 3, 2020 |publisher=YouTube }}</ref>

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