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| - | A '''song''' is a relatively short [[musical composition|musical composition.]] Many songs contain vocal parts for the human voice, commonly accompanied by other [[musical instrument]]s. {{GFDL}} | + | |
| + | In [[music]], a '''song''' is a [[musical composition|composition]] for [[human voice|voice]] or voices, performed by [[singing]]. A choral or vocal song may be accompanied by [[musical instrument]]s, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of [[a cappella]] songs. The lyrics (words) of songs are typically of a [[poetry|poetic]], [[rhyme|rhyming]] nature, though they may be [[scripture|religious verses]] or free [[prose]].Its basic objective is to entertain the listener. | ||
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| + | A song may be for a solo [[singer]], a [[duet]], [[trio (music)|trio]], or larger ensemble involving [[part song|more voices]]. Songs with more than one voice to a part are considered [[choir|choral]] works. Songs can be broadly divided into many different forms, depending on the criteria used. One division is between "[[art songs]]", "[[Popular music|pop songs]]", and "[[folk songs]]". Other common methods of [[Categorization|classification]] are by purpose ([[sacred]] vs [[secular]]), by [[music genre|style]] ([[dance music|dance]], [[ballad]], [[Lied]], etc.), or by time of origin ([[Renaissance]], [[Contemporary music|Contemporary]], etc.). | ||
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| + | A song is a piece of music for accompanied or unaccompanied voice/voices or, "the act or art of singing," but the term is generally not used for large vocal forms including [[opera]] and [[oratorio]]. However, the term is, "often found in various figurative and transferred sense (e.g. for the lyrical second subject of a sonata...<!--in J. Steiner and W. A. Barrett: ''Dictionary of Musical Terms'', 2875-->)." The noun "song" has the same etymological root as the verb "to sing" and the ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'' (''OED'') defines the word to mean "that which is sung" or "a musical composition suggestive of song." The OED also defines the word to mean "a poem" or "the musical phrases uttered by some birds, whales, and insects, typically forming a recognizable and repeated sequence and used chiefly for territorial defence or for attracting mates." | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[Air (music)]] | ||
| + | * [[Animal song]]: [[bird vocalization]], [[whale sound]], [[zoomusicology]] | ||
| + | * [[Aria]] | ||
| + | * [[Canticle]] | ||
| + | * [[Hymn]] | ||
| + | * [[Instrumental]] | ||
| + | * [[Madrigal (music)]] | ||
| + | * [[Song structure (popular music)]] | ||
| + | * [[Vocal music]] | ||
| + | * [[Theme song]] | ||
| + | * [[Poem and song]] | ||
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In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing. A choral or vocal song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs. The lyrics (words) of songs are typically of a poetic, rhyming nature, though they may be religious verses or free prose.Its basic objective is to entertain the listener.
A song may be for a solo singer, a duet, trio, or larger ensemble involving more voices. Songs with more than one voice to a part are considered choral works. Songs can be broadly divided into many different forms, depending on the criteria used. One division is between "art songs", "pop songs", and "folk songs". Other common methods of classification are by purpose (sacred vs secular), by style (dance, ballad, Lied, etc.), or by time of origin (Renaissance, Contemporary, etc.).
A song is a piece of music for accompanied or unaccompanied voice/voices or, "the act or art of singing," but the term is generally not used for large vocal forms including opera and oratorio. However, the term is, "often found in various figurative and transferred sense (e.g. for the lyrical second subject of a sonata...)." The noun "song" has the same etymological root as the verb "to sing" and the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) defines the word to mean "that which is sung" or "a musical composition suggestive of song." The OED also defines the word to mean "a poem" or "the musical phrases uttered by some birds, whales, and insects, typically forming a recognizable and repeated sequence and used chiefly for territorial defence or for attracting mates."
See also
- Air (music)
- Animal song: bird vocalization, whale sound, zoomusicology
- Aria
- Canticle
- Hymn
- Instrumental
- Madrigal (music)
- Song structure (popular music)
- Vocal music
- Theme song
- Poem and song
