Music A-Level
Dramatic text setting
What Dramatic text setting means in Music A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Dramatic text setting
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Allowing the vocalist to stretch or compress time for dramatic effect, creating a fluid, speech-like delivery in recitative-like passages, dramatic monologues or highly emotional songs.
Topics that use Dramatic text setting
- Area of study 4: Music for theatre - Musical elements (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- added 6th chord
- Belt
- bpm
- Chord extensions
- Colla voce
- Conductor and ensemble coordination
- Countermelodies
- Dissonance and consonance
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