#song a short musical composition with words; "a successful musical must have at least three good songs"
supertype: #musical_composition__musicalcomposition__opus__composition__piece__piece_of_music a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements"
part: #refrain #lyric
subtype: #aria.song an elaborate song for solo voice
subtype: #arietta__shortaria a short aria
subtype: #ballad__lay a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
subtype: #minstrelsy.ballad ballads sung by minstrels
subtype: #barcarole__barcarolle a boating song sung by Venetian gondoliers
subtype: #ditty a short simple song (or the words of a poem intended to be sung)
subtype: #dirge__lament__requiem__threnody a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
subtype: #keen (Irish) a funeral lament sung with loud wailing
subtype: #drinking_song a song celebrating the joys of drinking; sung at drinking parties
subtype: #folk_song__folk_ballad a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture
subtype: #blues__blue a type of folk song that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes
subtype: #boogie-woogie__boogie an instrumental version of the blues (especially for piano)
subtype: #lied a German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano
subtype: #lovesong a song about love or expressing love for another person
subtype: #berceuse__lullaby__cradlesong a quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep
subtype: #golden_oldie__oldie a song that was formerly popular
subtype: #partsong a song with two or more voice parts
subtype: #madrigal an unaccompanied partsong for 2 or 3 voices; follows a strict poetic form
subtype: #round.partsong a partsong in which voices follow each other; one voice starts and others join in one after another until all are singing different parts of the song at the same time; "they enjoyed singing rounds"
subtype: #roundelay a song in which a line or phrase is repeated as the refrain
subtype: #scolion__banquet_song__banquetsong a song (sometimes improvised) sung by guests at a banquet
subtype: #serenade a song characteristically played outside the house of a woman
subtype: #shivaree__chivaree__charivari__callithump__callathump__belling a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple
subtype: #torch_song__torchsong a popular song concerned with disappointment in love
subtype: #work_song a usually rhythmical song song to accompany repetitious work
subtype: #sea_chantey__seachantey__chantey__chanty__shanty a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors
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