art song

Noun

Meaning

art song (plural art songs)

(music) A vocal music composition, usually written for one voice with piano accompaniment.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

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Examples

Housman in other art forms Music and art song Housman's poetry, especially A Shropshire Lad, was set to music by many British, and in particular English, composers in the first half of the 20th century. Source: Internet

Despite his eclectic musical tastes – from Radiohead and Edith Piaf to Arvo Pärt art song conventions were new to him and, primarily a prose writer, he was a bit daunted. Source: Internet

; chanson: a classical "art song," equiv. to the German Lied or the Italian aria; or, in Russian, a cabaret-style sung narrative, usually rendered by a guttural male voice with guitar accompaniment. Source: Internet

Smith, a resident of Oxford, is a soprano who has enjoyed many years of performing in various genres, including opera, operetta, musicals, and art song. Source: Internet

This breadth of vision led Copland to compose music for numerous settings—orchestra, opera, solo piano, small ensemble, art song, ballet, theater and film. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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