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Costello sets poetry to music in the Juliet Letters
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Song Lyrics are not often considered works of "literature." However, when a CD is released entitled The Juliet Letters, the possibility of poetry is opened up. The inspiration behind The Juliet Letters is a professor in Verona, Italy, who answered letters addressed to Juliet, of Romeo and Juliet fame. Elvis Costello and the Brodsky Quartet took this idea and created a set of lyrics, all of which are letters written to various people, or personal notes to no one in particular. The result is a bit chaotic, but interesting, and in a few cases, touching.
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