Modern Spanish Lyrics by Various
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cierto_ another, with no rhythmic stresses except those on
_-anza_ and _cierto_? [Footnote 8: There are in Spanish certain types of verses in which there is regular ternary movement throughout. These are treated separately. Cf. p. lxx.] The truth seems to be that symmetry of phrases (the balancing of large blocks of syllables) is an essential and important part of modern Spanish versification; but that, in musical verse of the ordinary type, there is also a subtle and varied binary movement, while in some recitative verse (notably the dramatic _romance_ verse) the binary movement is almost or quite negligible.[9] [Footnote 9: A count of Spanish verses (none from drama), by arbitrarily assuming three contiguous atonic syllables to be equal to-[/-]-(with secondary stress on the middle syllable), gave the following results (cf. _Romanic Review, Vol. III_, pp. 301-308): Common syllabic arrangements of 8-syllable lines: (1) / _ / _ / _ / (_): Esta triste voz oí. (2) _ / _ / _ _ / (_): Llorando dicen así. (3) _ / _ _ / _ / (_): Mi cama las duras peñas. |
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