in arabic poetry, the device of repetition functions at two levels: form and meaning. in form, repetition makes for musical richness, and in meaning, it makes for emphasis. the present article is a study of repetition in “an address from the market of idleness” by palestinian poet samä«h al-qäsim. the poem depicts actual and possible palestinian sufferings inflicted by israelis and stresse...

Using short and long contexts, the present study investigated musical priming effects that are based on chord repetition and harmonic relatedness. A musical target (a chord) was preceded by either an identical prime or a different but harmonically related prime. In contrast to words, pictures, and environmental sounds, chord processing was not facilitated by repetition. Experiments 1 and 2 usin...

at present, arising of blank verse is assumed as a turning point in arabic language and literature. by birth of poetic modern phenomenon, verse total meaning and especially its poetic music were transformed. as a result, in the course of the given process, musical structure of contemporary arabic verse exited from its traditional and ancient texture and reached to a completely different archite...

The sound of a phonograph record's playback is as iconic as it is widespread. The recording is omnipresent. Its presence implies repetition. With the recording's ubiquity has come not just the ubiquitous repetition of those recordings, but the realization of repeated sound as the universal constituent of musical composition. The recording precipitated a paradigm shift in the concept of repetiti...

repetition is one technique in language of poetry through which a word or phrase has various technical implications that impress the reader. the skillful poet, who can direct the word to be worthwhile and sensuous, is able to do that work.the value of this kind of repetition rises due to its implications where the poet owns verbal and emotional originality. if there is any defect in his talent,...

What makes for an engaging song? In Ella Fitzgerald’s interpretation of Cole Porter’s “Miss Otis regrets”, we argue that the peculiar composition lyrics, music, and voice is responsible mobilization emotions.We thus analyze passion elements re-semantization a formulaic expression through its repetition role musical component in construction unexpected contrasts range expansion. Finally, aprehen...

“Two impulses struggle with each other within man: the demand for repetition of pleasant stimuli, and the opposing desire for variety, for change, for a new stimulus.” With these words, Arnold Schoenberg introduced the two fundamental principles which cast musical form. Repetition of perceptual elements – melodic motifs, rhythmic patterns, harmonic progressions– brings coherence to the musical ...

Can a computer understand musical forms? Musical forms describe how a piece of music is structured. They explain how the sections work together through repetition, contrast, and variation: repetition brings unity, and variation brings interest. Learning how to hear, to analyse, to play, or even to write music in various forms is part of music education. In this chapter, we briefly review some t...