Classical Poetry as Modern Music

By: Steven C Shaffer
Listen for free

  • Summary

  • Classical poetry forms, specifically those with rhyme and meter, can make excellent contemporary songs. While many lend themselves to ballads and other slower paced songs, it's also quite possible to orchestrate these poems as grunge, electronica or rap songs. In this podcast, we'll explore some of the possibilities.
    Copyright 2025 Steven C Shaffer
    Show More Show Less
Art Literary History & Criticism Music
Show More Show Less
Episodes
  • Episode 003: The Tyger by William Blake

    Episode 003: The Tyger by William Blake
    Mar 1 2025

    In this episode, we'll be discussing the poem The Tiger by William Blake. It was published in 1794 as part of his collection "Songs of Experience". Blake, an English poet, painter, and printmaker, is known for his vivid imagery and exploration of complex themes like creation, nature, and human existence in this work.

    ClassicalPoetryRules.com
    Show More Show Less
    8 mins
  • Episode 002: "Goodbye" by Ralph Waldo Emerson

    Episode 002: "Goodbye" by Ralph Waldo Emerson
    Feb 24 2025

    Today's episode looks at the poem "Goodbye" by Ralph Waldo Emerson. Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803 to 1882, was an American essayist, poet, and philosopher, widely regarded as the leading figure of the Transcendentalist movement, which emphasized individualism, intuition, and a deep connection to nature. "Good-Bye" is a reflective and introspective poem by Ralph Waldo Emerson, written in 1839 and published in his 1847 collection "Poems", where he bids farewell to the bustle of society and embraces solitude and nature as sources of deeper truth.
    Show More Show Less
    8 mins
  • An Essay on Criticism (Alexander Pope)

    An Essay on Criticism (Alexander Pope)
    Feb 22 2025

    PILOT EPISODE -- Classical Poetry as Modern Music.

    This inaugural episode explores "An Essay on Criticism" by Alexander Pope through the song "Where Angels Fear to Tread". If you'd like to see more of these, please like, share and follow!
    Show More Show Less
    10 mins

What listeners say about Classical Poetry as Modern Music

Average Customer Ratings

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Audible.com.au reviews

Amazon Reviews
No Reviews are Available
In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.