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Melodic Poems

Poems published around 1910 to 1920, over 100 years ago, brought to new life by being interpreted as music lyrics. Song genre (and production year style) depends on the poem, its theme and structure.
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easy listening, ballad, streisand, 70s
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easy listening, melancholic, ballad, swing, sinatra, 50s
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easy listening, melancholic, melodic, 70s, carpenters
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shanty, melancholic, eerie, dreamy, Irish, 7665767
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country, melancholic, 90s, ‑rock
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folk, acoustic, old worn out voice, melancholic, proud
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easy listening, melancholic, ballad, swing, sinatra, 50s
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slow, sensual, careful, empathic, acoustic, minimalistic
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nordic, viking, acoustic, foreboding, aggressive, 5467634
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acoustic, single guitar, narrating, 1975
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folk, country, acoustic, guitar, 1966
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Viking, growling, proud, orchestral, organ, choir, melodic, ‑rock, ‑synth
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Jazz, leisurely, cool, black, New Orleans, 1961
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dark goth, punk, foreboding, melodic, 1983
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viking, death metal, slow, proclaiming, grunts, 1993, ‑synth
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acoustic, easy listening, melancholic, longing, loving, 1976
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love, orchestra, easy listening, crosby, swing, slow, longing, 1956
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protest, sincere, proud, choir, 1966, ‑happy
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easy listening, 1976, church organ, majestic, cathedral, opera, ‑choir, ‑choir, ‑choir, ‑choir, ‑synth
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Singer Songwriter, ironic tone, 1993, ‑choir, ‑choir, ‑choir, ‑choir, ‑synth
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Art Song, Classical Vocal, Intimate, expressive setting for a solo voice and piano (or chamber ensemble)
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Spiritual / Sacred music — child choirs or solo devotional style, prayer-like address to the “brother tree,
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Cabaret, Swing, moderately paced, with small tempo shifts, comedic beats, staged number, dramatic pauses, short instrumental interludes, las vegas, Sammy Davis Jr, 1957
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Vaudeville, Children’s Folk, Chamber Pop, playful, vintage recording, emphasizing humor, child singing
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Delta Blues, Slow, Slide guitar, raw vocal delivery, call-and-response phrasing, slow shuffle or plodding tempo
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neoclassical darkwave, blues, neo-folk, atmospheric, restrained, melodramatic
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acoustic folk, Americana lone-traveller, slide guitar, rusty, earthy