Exploring the Intersection of Poetry and Music: Ariettes oubliées

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[...] Ariettes oubliées; 'It rains in my heart' - Claude Debussy (1887) - What links can be woven between poetry and music? lexical field on sounds: (that is to say, the words that talk to us about sounds) soft noise - song phrase with assonance in (that is to say, the sound is repeated several times in the same sentence, and this sound, which is soft and quite fluid, gives a liquid sensation that represents the rain, just like the poet's nostalgia) « Il plyour in my heart like il pleut sur la ville tempo : lent (even if the score initially indicates allegro non tanto, that is to say 'fast but not too much', the notes of the song are themselves long, mainly black and white dots, few quavers, and nothing faster than quavers. [...]

[...] A slowdown on 'no treachery, this mourning is without reason' nuances piano or pianissimo major mode(The major mode is a way of using musical notes that often gives a sense of joy, or even grandeur - but it can also be slower and more peaceful, or even nostalgic, depending on the melody) A family gathering, during the holidays, the sun shines, the grass is very green, there are flowers, the children play, the adults joke and laugh. minor mode (The minor mode gives a sense of sadness much more often, even if played quickly, it can also be cheerful but always a bit nostalgic) A funeral, a day of autumn, in the wind, with a small fine rain, dull light Dorian mode (It is a mix of the two modes above) A young girl sitting in the mountains who thinks of her lover who is far away, the evening falls, the light is reddened by the setting sun, the shadows advance, but the mountain landscape is grandiose, the young girl is alone but she smiles thinking of the happy days passed and to come with her lover. [...]