An opera is a complete story in and of itself. Many have even sprung from the premise of a classic or popular novel. We even have rock operas from bands such as The Who, Pink Floyd, and Queensryche. The 70's were replete with progressive rock bands who themed side long, or even entire albums with a specific story line. Yes, Rush, and Pink Floyd all come to mind there.
Any great opus of musical work can be compared to a novel, can it not? If they aren't the type of a novel, they are often major biographical works for that particular artist, at the very least. How better to learn a bit about your favorite musician, than to study the depth of their lyrics...in depth, no less.
My personal musical endeavors for NaNoWriMo are sadly far less adventurous. I plan first and foremost to create a system on which to record. This has been a major thwart to my musical creation of late, and it is time to solve the issues at hand...somehow. I then plan to finish working out the music and vocal melodies that I started to accompany my friends wonderful poetry. There are currently two songs left dangling unfinished in this vein.
If the above plan for recording falls through somehow, or if by some miracle I manage to finish these projects ahead of schedule, then I will proceed will another ambitious musical endeavor. The collecting, organizing, and potential re-working of my own massive fountain of lyrical creations. These will hopefully come to some fruition of their own in various manners.
Those are my personal planned experiments into a "novel musical approach". I wonder if any of my fellow musical mad scientists have any such motivations. I'd love to hear about it if you do.
This article was inspired in part by articles written about the late Lou Reed by ChrisJarmick , both of which can be found on http://fullofknowledge.com/ .
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