Questions tagged [lyrics]

Lyrics are a set of words that make up a song, usually consisting of verses and choruses.

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How to spell "W" in lyrics

I would like to use the letter W in a set of lyrics in a choral work. I want the performers to pronounce all three syllables of the letter, as if they were spelling. Wikipedia suggests spelling it "double-u" (source). For the lyrics, would the…
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How should I write out the word "Choir" to be sung in two syllables?

The word "choir" is pronounced /ˈkwī(ə)r/, but if I divide the syllables they are cho and ir. So I imagine that if it's to be sung on two notes my choices are: .. I think [based on this post}(https://music.stackexchange.com/a/52441/14836) that the…
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How to create synthetic speech with a musical synth?

I want to create 100% synthetic voice speech with no human voice to make my instrument say and sing lyrics. I looked at the formants of different vowels like "A" or "E" or "O" For example, "u" sounds with F1 at 300 Hz and F2 at 800 Hz, so I created…
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Song question that I been trying to figure out

I have been wondering what the name of this song is for a while, does anyone have any idea what it is called? https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5ly3yr
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Changing words to Cohen's "Hallelujah"

I have heard at least four different sets of lyrics to Cohen's Hallelujah. But in spite of having very different overall themes, none of them changed the lines "the fourth, the fifth / the minor fall, the major lift." Why is that line seemingly too…
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