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Date:
Tue, 21 Dec 1999 00:07:40 -0600
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Re: What's That Device Called?
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Kevin Sutton <[log in to unmask]>
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Mitch Friedfeld wrote:

>What is it called when the music takes the shape of what's in the lyrics?

It is called text painting, Mitch, and it is most commonly found in
sixteenth century English Madrigals.

Kevin Sutton

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