Focus on rhymes suitable for lyrics with Rhyme Genie’s one‑of‑a‑kind Songwriter Dictionary compiled from half a million songs. Immerse yourself in poetry or songwriting with five curated rhyming dictionaries. Express yourself effortlessly with an integrated thesaurus with 2.5 million entries ‑ capable of finding syllable matching synonyms. Limit search results to words or phrases with positive or negative connotations and a specific number of syllables. Enjoy Rhyme Genie’s 10 million phonetic references, automatic detection of stressed syllables, true multi‑syllabic rhymes and intuitive control over the ‘similarity in sound’ between search words and rhyme mates.įind suitable rhymes more efficiently with Rhyme Genie’s wordfilter featuring 130,000 parts of speech. ![]() Get inspired by over 330,000 entries, 30 different rhyme types and one of the largest collections of American sayings, clichés, idioms and hit song titles. Use a smart ‘similarity in sound’ feature to find a wealth of inspiring rhymes ‑ with ease. "Songs should reflect the writer, not a rhyme dictionary"? You haven't a clue.Discover Rhyme Genie, the world's first dynamic English language rhyming dictionary. That kind of arrogance in someone who pretends to being a creative artist is very sad, indeed. I also find particularly sad the assumption that, not only is there one kind of music, but there is only one way to write it. I would be happy to match my "mastery" of English against yours any time you like.Īnd, finally, I'll tell you what I find sad: the assumption by many on this site that the universe of music is limited to popular songs of the sort downloaded from iTunes or traded as torrents. Of course, I have to wonder if you even know why they are.Īs for being a "master of language," I have a BA, MFA and PhD (ABD), all in theater, as well as a JD, and I earn my living as a lawyer, writing pleadings, conducting trials, and arguing before various appellate courts in the U.S. I'm sure they would be surprised to learn that you think their work sounds like it came out of Orwell's futuristic totalitarian society. I doubt any of them have an interest in a lyric writing machine, either. Stephen Schwartz - Pippin, Wicked - uses a rhyming dictionary. Oscar Hammerstein, lyricist who shaped the American Broadway Stage - Oklahoma, The King and I, Carousel - used both a rhyming dictionary and a thesaurus. Stephen Sondheim, acknowledged as the greatest lyricist and composer of the musical stage - Sweeney Todd, West Side Story, A Little Night Music, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, among many others - uses both a rhyming dictionary and a thesaurus. Even Paul Simon, one of the greatest popular lyricists and composers of the 20th century, failed miserably when he tried to write a musical - his "Cape Man" ran for only a week before closing to horrible notices. This is why no pop composer has ever written a successful musical (with the exception of a very few who also have had extensive theater experience). Both music and lyrics in theater function entirely different than in a pop song. ![]() Lyrics must be in the voice of the character who sings them. ![]() In musical theater, songs are part of the action, as is the music, and both must advance the story. The demands of lyrics and music for the musical stage are completely different than for other musical forms and, particularly, popular music. No, I wouldn't buy a lyric writing machine if such a thing existed. Click to expand.It's not a question of what I want to hear, but my belief that you are dead wrong.
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