Enunciative illusion in songs

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Melody and lyrics in Brazilian popular music, Vocal modulation in the performance of singers

Abstract

Study about enunciative results of the inevitable presence of talking in the language of songs. While conceiving the lyrics, the composer not only proposes its content but also voice modulation unities (ways of saying) that imply in melodic depiction, attributing oral value to it. These voice modulations elect the performer as the focus of the song. Besides the enunciative marks of the lyrics, which many times define a lyrical “me” by themselves, voice modulations contribute to the listener’s sensations that described feelings in the verses are experienced here and now by the singer. It includes examples from the Brazilian repertory.

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Luiz Tatit, University of São Paulo (Brazil)

This work highlights the enunciative consequences of the inevitable presence of speech in the language of song. When conceiving a lyric, the composer not only proposes a content, but also the intonation units (ways of saying) that figurativize the melody and give it an oral value. It is these intonations that make the performer the focus of every song. In addition to the enunciative marks of the lyrics, which often already define a lyrical "I", the voice modulations complete for the listener the sensation that the feelings described in the verses are experienced here and now by the singer. The examples cited here come from the Brazilian repertoire.

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Published

2014-06-13

How to Cite

Tatit, Luiz. 2014. “Enunciative Illusion in Songs”. Per Musi, no. 29 (June):1-6. https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/permusi/article/view/39155.

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No. 29 (2014): General Topics

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Articles in Portuguese/Spanish

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