Making Emily Sing: Exploring the Relationship between Poetic and Musical Time in Setting Dickinson’s Poetry to Music

Key Points

• The research reveals that prosodic time can be transformed into musical time, enriching our understanding of poetry and music.
• It highlights the interplay between poetic form and song form, emphasizing the creative challenges composers face in adaptation.
• This analysis helps scholars examine relationships between poetry and music, providing insights for more nuanced music composition.
• Understanding the transformation of time in these forms may allow composers to better express the essence of Dickinson's poetry.