I'm enamored with the idea of rhetorical devices in music. My composition teacher is currently writing a book collecting examples in classical music of each device and describing them. It is a lost art!
RE: Rhetoric and rhetorical figures in music from the 17th century (Part 2)
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Rhetoric and rhetorical figures in music from the 17th century (Part 2)
Stay tuned! In early music, it really is central to the way we understand music. Music (and singing) resembled spoken word much more in those days.
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