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date = "2015-05-24T20:33:00-04:00"
draft = true
lastmod = "2015-05-24T20:33:00-04:00"
slug = "bruce-buffers-word-painting"
title = "Bruce Buffer&#039;s word painting"
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One of the best things about opera is the word-painting. To clarify our definitions, word-painting is when the music reflects the literal meaning of the text; major keys for happy songs, minor for sad, the phrase "I am falling down the stairs" sung as a descending scale, these are all word-painting techniques.


