Can you enjoy the song without words, such as classical music and instrumental?

Singapore
February 16, 2008 10:21am CST
classical music is tend to be "questionable feeling", because you do not know what the story about in those pieces... All we know only melodies and its title with almost in latin, french, or italian. Modernized or not, classical music is remain the same, no lyrics, only melodies... What do you think about that? can you enjoy the song without words?
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10 responses
• Philippines
17 Feb 08
Hi manya! Sometimes it is you who is encourage to create the story in classical music. =) the rhythm and melodies are just right there to guide your thoughts and feelings. Classical music makes you think and wonder about things and stuff especially if kinda melodramatic. Modern music tends to supply its listener everthing, it gives you exactly what it is, when its a broken heart song - it tells you exactly that it is a broken heart song.
• Singapore
17 Feb 08
yeah, it is really encourage to create the story in that music. thats why, when i listening it, i can be more relax and imagine the music, if the song in minor, it tends to be like sad drama or crying scene in movies... heheh
• Singapore
20 Feb 08
Thanks for reply. I think so... classical music can really touch our heart... ahahah...
• Philippines
18 Feb 08
o yea manya that's exactly it! hehe imagine you in a sad movie scene, then you'll start internalizing the emotions and all those stuff! lol! you might even cry when you do that! haha that happened to me once, and my roomate thought im losing it! hahaaha
@raijin (10345)
• Philippines
21 Feb 08
Yep, I do listen to them. Sometimes I also hum along the melody, like I can hear the sound coming from me dancing along the winds. I also play classical and instrumental music in my guitar, that sometimes I just play and let my guitar do the singing. A person whispering is another good example of listening to music without lyrics or words, as I also remember the late great Levy Celerio making good music with just a piece of leaf..
@raijin (10345)
• Philippines
22 Feb 08
Nope, Levy Celerio is one of the greatest Filipino artists we ever had. He's a composer, musician and he's also known for his other talent which is also his trademark. He can play music by simply using a piece of leaf, placed in his mouth and works like a flute. I think there are also some videos of him recorded on you tube, I'm not sure but you can also give that site a try!;)
• Singapore
22 Feb 08
Levy Celerio? Is it guitar instrumental music? Interesting!... I wanna go search about it. Thanks for reply.
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@player143 (879)
• India
20 Feb 08
Yes i can enjoy the song without words.
• Singapore
21 Feb 08
Thanks for reply. Instrumental music is an enjoyable music...
@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
21 Feb 08
i don't listen to much classical songs because i think they are so serious. but there are times when i catch myself enjoying listening to it. i think instrumentals, classical and other music without lyrics can still convey feelings because of the melody and the rhythm. just take for example the background music we hear when we are watching a tv show or a movie. those BGM makes us feel and understand the scenes more. ^__^
• Singapore
21 Feb 08
Yes, its like you watch the action movies, without background music that really speed the nerve, you wont feel the "challenges" happen. Its also like in horror movies, the background music is that "grrrrrr... and mysterious". Just listen to its music, and you can feel "goosebumps". hehe
18 Feb 08
hey, sometimes i have to listen to a song with words. but if i just wont to relax or something i just listen to clasical or instrumentals just because they're relaxing.
• Singapore
21 Feb 08
Yes, classical music and instrumentals are really relaxing...
• United States
20 Feb 08
I tend to be a person who's ruled by my emotions. Music, whether with words or not, has always spoken to that aspect of my personality. For me, it is possible to enjoy a song without words if it invokes feeling. Certain classical composers can "inspire" me to feel a wide range or emotions, even within the same composition. When I'm feeling a bit high strung (which happens often! LOL!) I'll put on one of my favorite CDs, which is, believe it or not, a CD I bought at Walmart called Celtic Serenity. Most of the songs are instrumental and help me relax quickly.
• Singapore
21 Feb 08
Thanks for reply. Instrumental music is good for relaxing...
@brimia (6581)
• United States
16 Feb 08
I do enjoy classical or instrumental music when I want to relax. I listen to it when I'm in traffic or when I'm home and want to fall asleep. Some instrumental or new age music can be very soothing.
• Singapore
21 Feb 08
yes, some instrumental and new age music can be very soothing... i really enjoy it!
• New Zealand
16 Feb 08
I enjoy music without lyrics. It makes a nice break from all those other songs that do have lyrics, and I think it's nice when music artists add in a song that contains no/little singing, just to add some variation.
• Singapore
21 Feb 08
Thanks for reply. I think its nice when music is only instrumental only. Do you like ost titanic, my heart will go on? Its nice sung by Celine dion and beautiful also for instrumental music....
@megumiart (3771)
• United States
16 Feb 08
I like listening to instrumental and clasical songs when I'm going to sleep, or while I'm doing work or something. :]
@Betty34 (267)
• United States
16 Feb 08
Hi, I can enjoy a song without words, but not as well as one with words. To me, words make the song, make it or break it. There are so many different interpretations of lyrics from person to person. I usually also like a song because of its lyrics and the tone to the singer's voice. How do you feel about this? I do not care for opera, because that is just not my style of something I like to listen to, and I can't understand what they are singing. Yes, I can get the "feeling" of how I am supposed to feel, but don't like to try to that hard when I'm being entertained. :) B
• Singapore
20 Feb 08
Hi, thanks for reply. Actually i am not a person that so much for opera, i prefer music concert like orchestra, jazz, rnb, etc. eheheh