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If the Music Fits, Sing It: The Art of Word Painting

If the Music Fits, Sing It: The Art of Word Painting

Update: 2025-08-04
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If the Music Fits, Sing It: The Art of Word Painting in 60 Seconds. Take a minute to get the scoop!

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In Weelkes’ madrigal "As Vesta Was from Latmos Hill Descending", the word “descending” is literally sung with downward scales—meanwhile, “ascending” climbs right back up. Even “running down” gets a rapid, breathless passage. It’s one of the earliest—and cheekiest—examples of word painting pushed to delightful extremes.

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Steven is a Canadian composer & actor living in Toronto. Through his music, he creates a range of works, with an emphasis on the short-form genre—his muse being to offer the listener both the darker and more satiric shades of human existence. If you're interested, please check out his music website for more. Member of the Canadian League Of Composers.

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If the Music Fits, Sing It: The Art of Word Painting

If the Music Fits, Sing It: The Art of Word Painting

Steven Hobé, Composer & Host