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to musicalize

to musicalize

7.7
To set a play or story to music
  • verb
  • /ˈmjuːzɪkəlaɪz/
  • Specialized
translation icon : musicalizar
  • In short, the story problems were this: the wrong story was chosen to musicalize, the transformation of the story failed to bring out the underlying theme the author wanted, and at times the writing was weak.

Examples

  • It is, of course, true that a verbal text can never really be musicalized, since it will always remain a text.

    Academic text (2003)
  • The soundtrack has become "musicalized": sound effects and dialogue are now shaped alongside composed music into musical phrases.

    Academic text (2017)
  • So next we have a musicalised adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac, which is unclear, Bless you, which is unclear when it is set.

  • By tradition, the troubadours of Yucatan musicalized the poems of nineteenth-century romantic poets or composed songs within the same tradition.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Male musicians were able to cut a public figure as first-among-equals leaders who musicalized and transformed the woes of everyday life, embodied a "hot" cosmopolitan cool, and represented a common urban experience of work and struggle.

    Academic text (2004)
  • The director decided to musicalize the classic play, turning its dramatic scenes into captivating songs.

  • After winning the rights to the story, they were excited to musicalize it for the stage audience.

  • She worked tirelessly to musicalize the beloved poem, transforming its verses into a beautiful melody.

Synonyms

to melodize
vsto musicalize
8.8

To put a tune to words or music

turns the whole work into a song or scored form rather than adding a tune

How Musical

to arrange
26 4.6
to musicalize
  • Specialized
7.7

Surface Forms

musicalize infinitive
musicalized past participle
musicalizing present participle
musicalizes third person singular

Morphology

musicalize = musical (transparent) = music + alize

The transformation from 'musical' to 'musicalize' is a straightforward verb formation indicating the action of making something musical.

Etymology

The word musicalize starts with music ('song' or 'sound') and ends with -ize, a verb part that means 'to make'. A helpful image is turning a scene into a song or adding a soundtrack, so musicalize means to make something musical or set it to music.