Thursday, January 10, 2013

SPRING POST 1: Music as Literature

Can we consider music to be literature? How do we define literature? What is the difference between a novel, a poem, a rap, a song, an opera, and a symphony?

• Music can be considered literature because most music tells a story and/or takes you through an emotional journey. Music is separated from most typical literary genres because it is a literature work set to musical instruments and beats. The definition of literature is always changing and depends on the person defining it but I think that literature is a written work. Literature can also be oral, for example before people knew how to write their stories would be told orally. The difference between a novel, a poem, a rap, a song, an opera, and a symphony is they appeal to different audiences and they can all tell the same story in a different way. The difference in literature is how something is interpreted and how the author/creator makes their interpretation of an idea available for others.

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