Comedy

My initial reaction to the question “what does comedy mean to you?” was to think about a comedy movie. Comedy movies, i believe, have skewed my perception of what “comedy” is. To me, it symbolizes something that will make me laugh out loud. This idea has been disproved simply by reading a short article about Joseph Haydn. In music, Comedy is found in the structure of a song, and doesn’t necessarily make us laugh. However, it enhances the entertainment that the song provides us with.

After thinking about it, I find it extremely hard to pair the word “comedy” with one single definition. The reason i say this is because there are many different uses of comedy and situations in which we see it. For example, a joke (comedy) can be used to make someone laugh intentionally, but can also be used to ease the tension or awkwardness of a situation. That is just a simple example of the different uses of comedy. Hopefully studying Haydn and comedy in music will help me find a better definition of what comedy really is.