Actually, I wasn't thinking about the compositional technique, merely the fast-paced delivery method of the lyrics by the singer, and how when enunciated clearly they are fantastic and fun to listen to.
Mark D. Lew wrote: > At 6:15 AM 06/06/02, David H. Bailey wrote: > > >>If there is anybody who is not aware of Hendricks' fine work, then they >>should be! I am not given to "me too" posts usually, but I have to jump >>in here and agree wholeheartedly with Chuck! Hendricks' ability to fit >>the words to the lyrics at breakneck speed hearkens back to Gilbert & >>Sullivan's patter songs, just updated to a hip, 20th-century style. >> > > I'm not sure G&S is a good comparison for what you're describing. Sullivan > always wrote the music to Gilbert's words. > > Part of the genius of the team is that Sullivan had such a talent for > writing music which expressed the text so perfectly. Gilbert may have been > a great lyricist, but he gets no credit for setting words to music, because > the music was never written first. > > mdl > > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > -- David H. Bailey [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
