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MUSIC  “Realism" is not a term strictly applicable to

music. There are verismo (realistic) operaslike Umberto ior!anos #n!rea Ch$nier

create! in the last !eca!e o% the &'th centuryin Italy but it is their plots rather than theirmusic hich can be sai! to participate in themovement toar! realism. Since "pure"

unte*te! music is not usually representational(ith the controversial e*ception o% "pro+ram"music) it cannot be sai! to be more or lessrealistic.

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MUSIC

"Nobody"By: Bert Williams

1906,hen li%e seems %ull o% clou!s an rainan! I am -lle! ith nau+ht but pain

ho soothes my thumpin bumpin brain /obo!y . . .

,hen inter comes ith sno an sleetan! me ith hun+er an! col! %eet

ho says " #h heres to bits +o an eat0"/obo!y . . .

I aint never !one nothin to nobo!yI aint never +ot nothin %rom nobo!y no time0

#n! until I +et somethin %rom somebo!y sometimeI !ont inten! to !o nothin %or nobo!y no time0

,hen I try har! an scheme an planto look as +oo! as I can

ho says " #h look at that han!some man0"/obo!y . . .

,hen all !ay lon+ thin+s +o amissan! I +o home to -n! some blissho han!s to me a +loin kiss

/obo!y . . .I aint never !one nothin to nobo!y

 This son+ shos realism in the tone an!seriousness o% the son+. It shos the

%eelin+s an! emotion. The son+ has noe*a++eration. This son+ talks about havin+no %rien!s an! +ettin+ nothin %romanyone. It kin! o% emphasi2es him as a

poor person. Toar!s the be+innin+ hetalks about hun+er an! bein+ col!. This isa main part o% realism. 3ein+ in the loerclass.