The Human Abstract (poem)
"The Human Abstract" is a poem written by the English poet William Blake. It was published as part of his collection ''Songs of Experience'' in 1794. The poem was originally drafted in Blake's notebook and was later revised for as part of publication in ''Songs of Experience''. Critics of the poem have noted it as demonstrative of Blake's metaphysical poetry and its emphasis on the tension between the human and the divine. Poem Context and interpretation The poem was engraved on a single plate as a part of the ''Songs of Experience'' (1794) and reprinted in Gilchrist's Life of Blake in the second volume 1863/1880 from the draft in the ''Notebook of William Blake''_(''p._107_reversed,_see_the_example_on_the_right''),_where_the_first_title_of_the_poem_''The_Earth''_was_erased_and_''s:The_human_Image.html" ;"title="utlin # ...'' (''p. 107 reversed, see the example on the right''), where the first title of the poem ''The Earth'' was erased and ''s:The human Image">The hu ...
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Songs Of Innocence And Of Experience, Copy L, 1795 (Yale Center For British Art) The Human Abstract
A song is a musical composition intended to be performed by the human voice. This is often done at melody, distinct and fixed pitches (melodies) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs contain various song form, forms, such as those including the repetition and variation of sections. Written words created specifically for music, or for which music is specifically created, are called lyrics. If a pre-existing poem is set to composed music in classical music it is an art song. Songs that are sung on repeated pitches without distinct contours and patterns that rise and fall are called chants. Songs composed in a simple style that are learned informally "by ear" are often referred to as folk songs. Songs that are composed for professional singers who sell their recordings or live shows to the mass market are called popular songs. These songs, which have broad appeal, are often composed by professional songwriters, composers, and lyricists. Art songs are composed by trained clas ...
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