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Originally Posted by Janszoon
Most of the time in music with vocals the voice carries the lead melody, so naturally this leads to less emphasis on the melodies from the other instruments. I don't know that this necessarily means that the music is overall less complex though.
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This is correct. In listening to pop music we've gotten used to hearing vocals as the most dynamic part of songs and a repetitive riff, hook, or other simple melody on the background instruments. But indeed, this doesn't have to be the case. Operas generally have complex instrumental arrangements to go with the vocals. Take a look at Wagner, for example.