MUSIC AS LITERATURE

We define literature as "written works, especially those considered of superior or lasting artistic merit." This PROVES that music is literature. Musicians write their lyrics, these lyrics have an artistic value, they have an emotional value. As i said in class today, no artist just writes a song, songs come from past experiences, and the heart. Even if you write a song about nothing, the song itself becomes a past experience and the song itself means something to you. The only difference between a novel, a poem, a rap, a song, an opera, and a symphony is the meaning to the writer/ musician, and the style of which they choose. I just want to add that music is not just literature, but the writer of music is an author.