Sung poetry

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Poezja śpiewana (meaning sung poetry in Polish) is a broad and imprecise music genre, used mostly in Poland to describe songs consisting of a poem (most often a ballad) and music written specially for that text. The compositions usually feature a delicate melody and scarce musical background, often comprising a guitar or piano. Some sung poetry performers are singer-songwriters, others use known, published poems, or collaborate with contemporary writers.

Similar artists in other countries are usually classified as folk music or folk rock (such as Bob Dylan, Simon and Garfunkel, Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen, Bulat Okudzhava, Vladimir Vysotsky), or chamber pop. Artists of other musical genres may or may not be included into sung poetry category (most notably, Czesław Niemen, whose many songs are based on works of esteemed Polish poets, is usually regarded as either a rock or electronic musician).

[edit] Notable artists

• Ewa Demarczyk
• Marek Grechuta
• Renata Przemyk
• Grzegorz Turnau
• Edward Stachura
• Jacek Kaczmarski

[edit] See also

• Shanson
• Bard (Soviet Union)