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Thread #29944   Message #3062469
Posted By: GUEST,synbyn
28-Dec-10 - 08:08 AM
Thread Name: Writing a melody to given words
Subject: RE: Writing a melody to given words
Please listen to Johnny Coppin's settings of the poems of Gloucestershire: Forest, Vale & High Blue Hill is the title from memory- but it may be close to that- he's one of the few setters who really listens and responds to the words of the poems...

many setters approach them from the singer/musician's angle and lose the power of lyric in their virtuosity- imho Johnny Coppin is beyond that, in that he tailors his craft to the needs of the lyric, adjusting his playing rather than forcing the stresses... have a listen and see what you think- his settings certainly move me to a greater appreciation of the poetry.