A quiet notice V2Melody closes at midnight on , Spanish time.

Closes

A note from Richard

V2Melody will close at midnight on 20 January 2028

This site has been a retirement project in musical poetry: poems chosen with care and set to music, offered freely for as long as it felt right to keep the garden open.

The work no longer holds the place it once did in my life. I have gone as far with it as I wish to go. Like a sand mandala, it was made to be completed and then released. I am not attached to its permanence, and I do not believe any of it needs to last beyond the time it was given. The poems were already here before I arrived and began to experiment with them. They will still be here when these musical experiments, and indeed myself, have been swept away, like the sand of a mandala. Nothing has been lost.

I want a simpler end to my life, days of simple love and enjoyment with my wonderful wife of 20 years. The work of maintaining a server, the monitoring, and the residual obligations that come with keeping a site alive no longer fit that life.

From 4 November 2026 I will not be adding new poems or musical poems to the site.

The experimental music I am making now is on my Suno profile. Those pieces stay there, and are not added to this site.

Until midnight on 20 January 2028, Spanish time, everything remains available exactly as it is. That is when my VPS server contract comes to an end, and it will not be renewed. After that, the server will be switched off and the site will disappear.

The Mandala Is Finished explains this more fully.

Thank you to anyone who found a poem, a track, or a quiet moment here.

The pleasure was in the making.

Richard

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Contrapuntal

Musical Terms
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

Contrapuntal describes music featuring counterpoint, where independent melodic lines interweave while maintaining harmonic coherence.

Detailed Definition
In poetry, contrapuntal signifies interwoven voices, themes, or rhythms that pursue independence yet harmonize, as in polyphonic or dialogic forms. Poets use it for layered narratives or echoing structures. Its value lies in capturing complexity through simultaneity. This term deepens literary texture by enabling multiple strands to coexist meaningfully, inviting readers to trace interactions and appreciate contrapuntal richness that reflects life’s multifaceted interplay in verbal art.
Example
Example in poetry:
Contrapuntal layering interweaves independent thematic lines that maintain harmonic coherence while pursuing separate emotional paths.; Poets employ contrapuntal techniques in polyphonic or dialogic verse forms.; In the fugal narrative, contrapuntal voices create complex simultaneity.; The contrapuntal texture enriches multiplicity without confusion.; Like musical counterpoint, the poem achieves depth through interwoven strands.; The poet uses contrapuntal structure to reflect life's multifaceted interplay.
Additional Notes
Contrapuntal features independent lines interweaving harmoniously. In poetry, it signifies layered, pursuing voices or themes. Usage tip: develop simultaneous strands for complexity. Related to canon and polyphony, it captures life's interplay; professors teach simultaneity in dialogic forms.
Also Known As
interwoven lines polyphonic texture independent melodies
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