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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Dynamics

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

Dynamics refer to the varying levels of volume and intensity in a musical performance.

Detailed Definition
Poets borrow dynamics to describe shifts in loudness, emphasis, or emotional force across a poem, from whispers to shouts. In literature, dynamic markings guide pacing and mood, using typography, line length, or diction to signal crescendos and decrescendos. This concept enriches verse by adding performative nuance, much like a conductor’s instructions. Dynamics appear in spoken-word or visual poetry to control reader response. Their significance is in portraying poetry as living sound, where volume variations heighten drama, intimacy, or power, deepening the intersection of musical expression and literary craft.
Example
Example in poetry:
Dynamics shift from piano whisper to forte shout within one poem to control emotional intensity.; Poets mark or imply dynamics with italics, capitals, or line length for volume changes.; Educational: students annotate their poem with dynamic terms like crescendo or piano to guide reading.; In performance poetry, dynamics guide delivery from soft introspection to powerful declaration.; Dynamics enrich texture, preventing monotony like in musical scores.; Example: a war poem builds dynamics from quiet dread to explosive climax.
Additional Notes
Dynamics encompass varying volume and intensity levels, from piano whispers to forte shouts, controlled via diction, typography, syntax, or line breaks; they prevent monotony and shape emotional arcs. Tip: annotate drafts with dynamic markings (crescendo, decrescendo) then revise accordingly. Related to forte, piano, sforzando. Performance poetry relies heavily on dynamics for delivery. University workshops can explore how dynamics guide reader response across traditions. Dynamics treat language as living sound, empowering poets to orchestrate mood shifts and performative nuance, deepening the intersection of musical expression and literary craft.
Also Known As
Volume
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