Dialog języka i muzyki w utworach wokalno-instrumentalnych

The subject of the article is a dialogue between two semiotic systems: language and music in vocal-instrumental works. Dialogue in the described sphere takes place on several levels. It is a dialogue between the artist and the viewer, but also a dialogue between the poetic text and the musical score. Thanks to the use of appropriate composing techniques, specific tone, tempo, meter, instrumentation, harmony, the word receives a new meaning. Music can separate keywords in the text, move accents to specific verbal signs. Purely instrumental fragments build mood, affect emotions. The form of dialogue in the vocal-instrumental piece is the use of a concerting technique, where the sound of the instrument interacts with a human voice or defies it.