How to Describe a Piece of Music

Frank Zappa once said that "talking about music is like dancing about architecture." In a sense, he may be right, but the ability to vividly describe music helps to appreciate it more deeply. If you analyze the music and express your appreciation in words, you will learn to hear such details that you might have missed. Your ability to describe a song will also come in handy if you are talking to a person and want to share musical recommendations with him.

Method 1
Objective opinion

1. Determine the genre. Genres classify music in a common framework; a significant part of the musical works are connected with each other by the general atmosphere or by the structure of the composition, but usually all at once Take the song to a specific genre - this is the easiest way to describe the music to the other person. Genres primarily determine the sound, but also provide for such conditions as the content of the text and artistic intentions. If the song you want to describe fits the framework of the genre, then it will be easier for you to categorize this song.

In modern music, groups often combine the characteristics of several genres in their work in order to achieve a unique sound. For starters, you can call the group 'eclectic', if it plays music at the junction of various genres. Try not to refer to more than one or two genres; otherwise, you only knock the interlocutor with
to sense.

• For example, the music of The Beatles includes many styles, but most often they are considered as representatives of the genre of pop music.
• Creativity Led Zeppelin can be attributed to anything - from progressive music, to blues or metal, but it is unlikely that they should be characterized as blues hard rock.
• For example, you can say: “The Obombration Composition of the band Deatnspell Omega is an interesting song from the collective’s work. It has the atmosphere of traditional black metal, but mostly orchestral instruments are used, making it sound like very dark classical music."

2. If possible, check out the musical notation. A note of music is a way to accurately record the objective details of a song for colleagues in a group. It may take years to fully understand musical notes, but thanks to a general understanding of the musical communication tools you use, you can better understand the songs.

• The tonality of a song is a characteristic of the chords and notes that are used in it. For example, the 'minor key' sounds rather sad, whereas the music in the 'major key' is very spiritual.
• The tempo is the speed of a piece of music, a rhythmic pattern.

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