ext_3219 ([identity profile] ysabetwordsmith.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] ysabetwordsmith 2015-09-04 06:22 pm (UTC)

Re: Thank you!

>> Thanks for your encouragement and support for the attempt. "[livejournal.com profile] ysabetwordsmith wants this to happen" is something I'll be glad to have pushing me through the rough spots. <<

I'm glad I could help! A handful of my poems have been set to music before, and it's always exciting.

>>The line you said you liked is from a song I'm familiar with; I'll want to at least try to keep the melody. Other than that, I intend to explore what melodic modes were commonly used in Greek tragedy, and incorporate them where they fit as I can.<<

That sounds fascinating. I remember that classic Greek plays had several phases distinguished by different types of music and motion on the stage. I recalled the "volta" as part of that but the only resources I could find were for other uses. >_

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