Definition of "lyricism" []

• The character or quality of subjectivity and sensuality of expression, especially in the arts. (noun)
• The quality or state of being melodious; melodiousness. (noun)
• An intense outpouring of exuberant emotion. (noun)

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• "On the other end, there's the opening movement of Faschingsschwank aus Wien, where the lyricism is always being interrupted by a boisterous beer-hall ritornello: Florestan suddenly showing up to shake Eusebius out of his reverie and drag him back to the party."
• "But then, I am notably lacking in lyricism, myself."
• "Can one fail to see that lyricism is the diametric opposite to the cult of strength and power and, in an utterly natural manner, offers itself as a corrective to our tendency to resolve society's problems by forcible means and through power struggles, through technological, financial, organizational, political, and physical power - power that, in any case, is ultimately merely a product of incomplete insight («ein Produkt unvollständiger Einsicht»)?"