art song
art song noun: a vocal music composition, usually written for one voice with piano accompaniment.
Noun
art song (plural art songs)
- A vocal music composition, usually written for one voice with piano accompaniment.
- Although effective rendition of an art song requires great skill on the part of the singer, virtuosity for its own sake is generally eschewed. Hence one seldom finds florid passages or excessive ornamentation. This is especially true of the French […]1980, Barbara Meister, An introduction to the art song, Crescendo
- "Art song" is our answer to the German Lied or the French mélodie, which implies a through-written recital song as distinct from a chanson. A definition is required, and especially so for American song, because when all is said and done […]1986, Alan Blyth, Song on Record:, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 246
Forms of art song
| plural | art songs |
|---|---|
| alternative form | art-song |
Questions about art song
- What does art song mean?
- Art song means a vocal music composition, usually written for one voice with piano accompaniment.
- What part of speech is art song?
- Art song is a noun.
- What is the plural of art song?
- The plural of art song is art songs.
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