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Word painting

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the act of describing an object fully and vividly by words only, so as to present it clearly to the mind, as if in a picture.

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A unique and distinctive 'voice', Pettit's poetry is laid out on paper with all the care of fine word paintings.
With Fleming, a legato line and an even, creamy sound often take precedence over clarity of diction and word painting, but listen here to the frisson in her voice in "Im Fruhling" in the lines about a lover's enticement and trembling limbs; or to the way in the concluding line of "Im Abendrot" ("Ist dies etwa der Tod?
It is predictable but also full of insightful musical gestures, sensitive word painting in the poetic and Latin texts, and lots of orchestral color.
 
 
 
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