of structure and freedom," [Karim] Al-Zand says, "They are set in free-verse, in a non-rhyming prose style, yet they contain frequent repetition and refrain-like structures within them."This combination is really conducive to a modern musical approach, with its preference for flexible phrase prosody, yet coupled with a need to bind the music motivically. It's part of the reason so many composers set Tagore."
from CultureMap: Life begins as a concert: Musiqa examines the link between music and language in poetic show
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