SPRING POST 1: MUSIC AS LITERATURE

Can we consider music to be literature?
To me music and literature have a lot in common, so in a lot of ways yes, in my opinion music can be considers literature. For instance;
-Literature is either told from writing or speaking or even singing, so is Music.
-Literature and Music are both considered art.
-They both have their ways of telling very detailed stories.

How do we define literature?
I define literature as a "written" form of knowledge and art, that was written by very superior people who wanted to show others there true point of view on something. Then that's always the case when it comes to poems and songs etc. because that seems to be the only way to get our point out peacefully without offended "too many" people...  

What is the difference between a novel, a poem, a rap, a song, an opera, and a symphony?

Well as I look at all of these different items, all i see is that they are all different, but yet all the same in their own unique way. You can see that a novel is obviously not an opera, but a novel and and an opera are both an expression of art and feeling. With a poem and a rap they are very similar, for a rap is pretty much a poem only you make it into a catchy song with a BEAT! and a really cool black guy. or some really talented cracka.