Search Counterstream Radio
How do you approach putting music to words?
NewMusicBox
Written By

NewMusicBox Staff

  • Feb 1, 2002

How do you approach putting music to words?

Corey Dargel“I like to share words and music, but I also want to give people plenty of room to respond to a text in whatever way they might relate to it…” Language Removal Services“Many people would say, not altogether erroneously, that our approach to setting words to music is rather heavy-handed; we just get rid… Read more »

Written By

NewMusicBox Staff

Corey DargelCorey Dargel
“I like to share words and music, but I also want to give people plenty of room to respond to a text in whatever way they might relate to it…”
Language Removal ServicesLanguage Removal Services
“Many people would say, not altogether erroneously, that our approach to setting words to music is rather heavy-handed; we just get rid of them…”
Sasha MatsonSasha Matson
“Composers who write their own lyrics and libretti are a stand-alone breed. If you are one of those, then go ahead on! The rest of us need a good writer, either six feet under or above ground…”
Gwyneth WalkerGwyneth Walker
“To me, poetry is not words. It is the images that the words create…”
Ronald PereraRonald Perera
“My own approach is, in effect, to make another’s words my own…”

You might also like ...

Event
Ramy Essam
Event
Dancing to the Music of You
Event
Die Grösste Fuge (The Greatest Fugue)
Event
World Premiere of Shifting Ground Performed by Violinist Alexi Kenney and New Media Artist Xuan

Looking for more content like this?

Subscribe

Support Our Work

New Music USA is the leading national resource for the whole new music community.

Donate