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1. Lyric
   Lyric poetry for the ancient Greeks had a precise and technical meaning: verse that was accompanied by the lyre. The lyric poet was classified as distinct from the writer of plays (which were spoken rather than sung), the writer of trochaic and iambic verses (which were recited), from the writer of elegies (which were accompanied by the flute, rather than the lyre) and the writer of epics.[3] The scholars of Hellenistic Alexandria identified nine lyric poets worthy of critical study. These archaic Greek musician-poets included Sappho, Pindar, Anacreon and Alcaeus. The metrical forms characteristic of ancient Greek sung verse are strophes, antistrophes and epodes.[4] The Roman poet Catullus was influenced by Sappho as well as the Neoteric poets who had turned away from epic poetry to more personal themes. Horace was another notable Roman poet.
2. Lyric -- Lyric Theatre
   The Lyric is a brand new 99-seat theatre that opened in March 2007. A block away from Pink's Hot Dogs stand and just steps from Melrose Avenue, the Lyric provides a perfect opportunity for a night on the town with a dose of artistic inspiration.
3. Lyric -- Lyric Opera
   Subscribers to Lyric's 54th season will have 22 series from four operas up to the full season to choose from. Subscription brochures will be mailed this month. You can call (312) 332-2244, Ext. 5600 for more information or to purchase subscriptions. Or go to lyricopera.org.
4. Lyric -- Lyric Pro
   Delivering unparalleled visual sophistication with unsurpassed workflow and ease of use, Lyric PRO is the choice of broadcasters around the globe. Tried, tested and proven for the ever increasing pace of live sports events, live entertainment programming, and newsrooms Lyric PRO integrates Chyron’s interFuse™ for unprecedented connectivity and expandability. Lyric PRO is embraced by Art Departments, IT departments and engineering alike.
5. Lyric -- Miscellaneous
   In the early years of the twentieth century rhymed lyric poetry, usually expressing the feelings of the poet, was the dominant poetic form in America.[21] This dominance was challenged by American experimental modernists such as Ezra Pound, T. S. Eliot, H.D. and William Carlos Williams, who rejected the English lyric form of the nineteenth century, feeling that it relied to heavily on melodious language, rather than complexity of thought.[22] Wallace Stevens and Hart Crane... were modernists who also worked within the tradition of post-Romantic lyric poetry.
6. Song Lyrics
   The CD includes collaborations with Joe Strummer, Carl Perkins, Willie Nelson, Tom Petty, Nick Cave and, in a moving version of the Cat Stevens song "Father and Son," Fiona Apple. The solo material ranges from bittersweet new tracks like "Singer of Songs" to stripped-down classic gospel and country, like an organ-enhanced "Big Iron" that rivals the Marty Robbins hit.
7. Rap Lyrics
   Although Public Enemy is by far the most well known of the political rap artists, this is not to say that there weren’t other ground breaking political rap artists. Check out political rap downloads from KRS-One and his crew, Boogie Down Productions. The political rap lyrics of these guys not only addressed the African American community locally, but on a global scale as well. Boogie Down productions wasn’t afraid of taking on international issues as the subject of their political rap music. Listen to some political rap downloads from this group for another snippet of pop-culture history.
8. Gospel Lyrics
   What most people would identify today as 'Gospel' began very differently 85 years ago. The Gospel music that Thomas A. Dorsey, Sallie Martin, Dr. Mattie Moss Clark, Willie Mae Ford Smith and other pioneers popularized had its roots in the more freewheeling forms of religious devotion of 'Sanctified' or 'Holiness' churches — sometimes called 'holy rollers' by other denominations — who encouraged individual church members to 'testify', speaking or singing spontaneously about their faith and experience of the Holy Ghost and "Getting Happy", sometimes while dancing in celebration. In the 1920s Sanctified artists, such as Arizona Dranes, many of whom were ... traveling preachers, started making records in a style that melded traditional religious themes with barrelhouse, blues and boogie-woogie techniques and brought jazz instruments, such as drums and horns, into the church. It is also important to note that gospel music is not just a form of music. It is an intricate part of the religious experience for many churchgoers.
9. Song Lyrics -- Words
   The word lyric came to be used for the "words of a popular song"; this meaning was recorded in 1876. The plural lyrics was used only in referring to the words of multiple songs; to refer to the words of a single song as its lyrics instead of its lyric was considered erroneous. Even so, such usage became increasingly common (probably because of the association between lyrics and the plural form words), and is predominant in modern usage of today's society. Use of the singular form lyric is still grammatically acceptable; it is still considered erroneous to refer to an individual word in a song as a lyric.
10. Song Lyrics -- July Gracenote
    Gracenote began developing its Lyrics program more than two years ago, with the goal of building the first and most comprehensive database of legal, accurate song lyrics for consumers. The deal between Yahoo! Music and Gracenote is an important step toward enhancing the digital music experience of the consumer while protecting the legal and artistic rights of songwriters and music publishers. "Song lyrics are continually among the top 10 searches performed on major search engines, though the results often provide consumers a frustrating experience filled with inconsistent and incomplete lyrics, and annoying pop-ups," said Craig Palmer, president and chief executive officer of Gracenote. "With Gracenote and Yahoo!, consumers will have access to the largest database of high quality lyrics linked directly to the rich album and artist content available throughout Yahoo! Music."

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