Lyricism
{{Short description|Expressive quality in art}}
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Lyricism is a term used to describe a piece of art considered to have deep emotions.{{cite web|title = lyricism|url = http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lyricism|website = Merriam Webster|access-date = 2015-08-31}} Its origin is found in the word lyric, derived via Latin {{wikt-lang|la|lyricus}} from the Greek {{wikt-lang|grc|λυρικός}} ({{grc-transl|λυρικός}}),{{OED|lyric|access-date=2014-01-15}} the adjectival form of lyre.Liddell, Henry & al. A Greek–English Lexicon 9th ed., "[https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/morph?l=λυρικός&la=greek#Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=luriko/s-contents {{lang|grc|λυρικός}}]". Clarendon Press (Oxford), 1996. Hosted at the Perseus Project. Accessed 15 Jan 2014. It is often employed to relate to the capability of a lyricist.
Description
Lyricism is primarily used to give a description of art that is thought to have a particularly expressive quality.{{cite web|title=lyricism|url=http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/lyricism|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924140911/http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/lyricism|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 24, 2015|website=Oxford US English Language Dictionary|access-date=2015-08-31}} It is often used in conjunction with art composed of sound alone, but can apply to all forms of art, including paintings, performances,{{cite book|last1=DeFrantz|first1=Thomas F.|title=Dancing Revelations: Alvin Ailey's Embodiment of African American Culture|date=2006|publisher=Oxford University Press|page=130}} poetries, architectures,{{cite book|last1=Cohen|first1=Jean-Louis|title=Le Corbusier, 1887-1965: The Lyricism of Architecture in the Machine Age|date=2004|publisher=Taschen}} or films.{{cite book|last1=Dillon|first1=Steven|title=Derek Jarman and Lyric Film: The Mirror and the Sea|date=2004|publisher=University of Texas Press|page=12}}
Uses
The following are examples of lyricism:
- Architecture: The Nasir-ol-Molk Mosque may be seen as an example, as well as the Taj Mahal or the Sistine Chapel. Modern examples would be some of the later works of Le Corbusier and Zaha Hadid.[https://www.pritzkerprize.com/sites/default/files/inline-files/2004_Essay_1.pdf] The Architecture of Zaha Hadid: The Pritzker Architecture Prize
- Dance: Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake or The Sleeping Beauty exhibit classic lyricism.
- Film: Lost, Lost, Lost (1976) has been described as an example of the mid-20th century lyricism movement in film, as well as The Art of Vision (1965) and Fireworks (1947).{{Cite book|title = The Film Experience: An Introduction|first=Timothy|last=Corrigan|first2=Patricia|last2=White|publisher = Macmillan|year = 2012|pages = 306}}
- Music: In jazz, Charlie Parker is renowned for his lyricism.{{Cite book|title = The Charlie Parker Companion: Six Decades of Commentary|last = Woideck|first = Carl|publisher = Schirmer Books|year = 1998|pages = 214}} Nearly all of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's work has been revered for its lyricism.{{Cite book|title=Wolfgang Amadé Mozart|first=Georg|last=Knepler|translator-first=J. Bradford|translator-last=Robinson|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=1997|pages=181}}{{Cite book|title = Perspectives on Mozart Performance|last = Todd|first = R. Larry|publisher = Cambridge University Press|year = 2006|pages = 115}}{{Cite book|title = Jane Austen and Mozart: Classical Equilibrium in Fiction and Music|last = Wallace|first = Robert K.|publisher = University of Georgia Press|year = 2009|pages = 151}}
- Poetry: Maya Angelou's poetry has intrinsic lyricism.{{Cite book|title = Maya Angelou's I Know why the Caged Bird Sings: A Casebook|url = https://archive.org/details/mayaangelousikno00brax|url-access = limited|last = Braxton|first = Joanne M.|publisher = Oxford University Press|year = 1999|pages = [https://archive.org/details/mayaangelousikno00brax/page/n29 19]}}