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This article is about the musical composition. For other uses, see Song (disambiguation).

A song is a musical composition. Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time. Musical composition is an original piece of Music the structure of a musical piece the process of creating a new Songs contain vocal parts that are performed, 'sung,' and generally feature words (lyrics), commonly followed by other musical instruments (exceptions would be acappella and scat songs). A word is a unit of Language that carries meaning and consists of one or more Morphemes which are linked more or less tightly together and has a Phonetic Lyrics (in singular form Lyric) are a set of words that accompany music either by speaking or singing A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. A cappella (Italian or Latin "From the chapel/choir" Music is Vocal music or Singing without instrumental Accompaniment In Vocal jazz, scat singing is vocal improvisation with random vocables and syllables or without words at all The words of songs are typically of a poetic, rhyming nature, although they may be religious verses or free prose. This article is about the poetic technique For the form of ice see Rime ice. A religion is a set of Tenets and practices often centered upon specific Supernatural and moral claims about Reality, the Cosmos The Bible comprises 24 books for Jews, 66 for Protestants, 73 for Catholics, and 78 for most Orthodox For the Wikipedia guideline regarding editing articles see WikipediaManual of Style. The words are the lyrics.

Songs are typically for a solo, singer, though there may also be a duet, trio, or more voices (works with more than one voice to a part, however, are considered choral). A duet is a Musical composition or piece for two Performers In Classical music the term is most often used for a composition for two singers Trio is generally used in any of the following ways Three Musicians playing the same or different Musical instrument. For the musical composition see Chorale. A choir, chorale, or chorus is a Musical ensemble of Singers Songs can be broadly divided into many different forms, depending on the criteria used. One division is between "art songs", "popular music songs", and "folk songs". Art refers to a diverse range of Human activities creations and expressions that are appealing to the Senses or Emotions of a human individual Popular music is Music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and are disseminated by one or more Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous Other common methods of classification are by purpose (sacred vs secular), by style (dance, ballad, Lieder, etc), or by time of origin (Renaissance, Contemporary, etc). Categorization is the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated and understood. SACRED was a Cubesat built by the Student Satellite Program of the University of Arizona. Secularity ( adjective form secular) is the state of being separate from Religion. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Dance (from French danser, perhaps from Frankish) is an Art form that generally refers to movement of the body usually rhythmic A ballad is a Poem usually set to Music; thus it often is a story told in a Song. de Lied (plural de Lieder) (liːt plural) is a German word meaning literally " Song " among English speakers however the word The Renaissance (from French Renaissance, meaning "rebirth" Italian: Rinascimento, from re- "again" and nascere In the broadest and popular sense Contemporary music is any music being written in the present day

Colloquially, song is sometimes used as slang to refer to any music composition, even those without vocals. Slang is the use of highly informal Words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker's Dialect or Language. In European classical music, jazz, brass band, popular music, and many other musical styles however, this usage is considered incorrect. Classical music is a broad term that usually refers to mainstream music produced in or rooted in the traditions of Western liturgical and Secular music "Song" should only be used to describe a composition for the human vocals. In music styles that are predominantly vocal-based, a composition without vocals is often called an instrumental. An instrumental is a Musical composition or recording without Lyrics or any other sort of Vocal music; all of the Music is produced by A musical piece that may be either with or without vocals can be called a melody, a tune, or a composition. In Music, a melody (from Greek μελῳδία - melōidía, "singing chanting" also tune, voice, or Musical composition is an original piece of Music the structure of a musical piece the process of creating a new

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Cultural types

Art songs

Art songs are songs created for performance in their own right, or for the purposes of a European upper class, usually with piano accompaniment, although they can also have other types of accompaniment such as an orchestra or string quartet, and are always notated. The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers An orchestra is an instrumental ensemble, usually fairly large with string brass woodwind sections and possibly a percussion section as well A string quartet is a Musical ensemble of four String instruments &mdash usually two Violins a Viola and Cello &mdash or a piece Generally they have an identified author(s) and require voice training for acceptable performances. An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created The term training refers to the acquisition of knowledge skills and competencies as a result of the teaching of vocational or practical skills and knowledge The German-speaking communities to refer to the serious art song, whereas in German-speaking communities the word "Kunstlied" (plural: "Kunstlieder") is used to distinguish art song from folk song ("Volkslied"). The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. In biological terms a community is a group of interacting Organisms sharing an environment. An art song is a Vocal music composition, usually written for one Singer with Piano or Orchestral accompaniment An art song is a Vocal music composition, usually written for one Singer with Piano or Orchestral accompaniment The lyrics are often written by a lyricist and the music separately by a composer. Art songs may be more formally complicated than popular or folk songs, though many early Lieder by the likes of Franz Schubert are in simple strophic form. The term musical form refers to two related concepts the type of composition (for example a musical work can have the form of a Symphony, a In Music, strophic form (or chorus form) is a sectional and/or Additive way of structuring a piece of Music based on the They are often important to national identity. Art songs feature in many European cultures, including but not limited to: Russian (romansy), Dutch (lied), Italian (canzoni), French (mélodies), Scandinavian (sånger), Spanish (canciones). Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages Dutch ( is a West Germanic language spoken by around 24 million people 22 million of which are from the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people The North Germanic languages or Scandinavian languages make up one of the three branches of the Germanic languages, a sub-family of the Indo-European languages There are also highly regarded British and American art songs in the English language. The composition of Art song in America began slowly in the Colonial and Federal periods expanded greatly in the 19th century and has become a distinguished and highly regarded addition Cultures outside of Europe may have what they consider to be a classical music tradition, such as India, and thus feature art songs. The accompaniment of pieces of this period is considered as an important part of the composition. The art song of this period is often a duet in which the vocalist and accompanist share in interpretive importance. The pieces were most often written to be performed in a home setting although today the works enjoy popularity as concert pieces. The emergence of poetry during this era was much of what inspired the creation of these pieces by Brahms, Schumann, Schubert and other period composers. These composers set poems in their native language. Many works were inspired by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Heinrich Heine. ˈjoːhan ˈvɔlfgaŋ fɔn ˈgøːtə (in English generally ˈgɝːtə 28 August 1749 22 March 1832 was a German writer Christian Johann Heinrich Heine ( December 13, 1797 – February 17, 1856) was a Journalist, Essayist and one of the Another method would be to write new music for each stanza to create a unique form, this was through-composed form known in German as durchkomponiert. A combination of both of these techniques in a single setting was called a modified strophic form. Often romantic art songs sharing similar elements were grouped as a song cycle. Song cycles in classical music The first generally accepted example of a song cycle is Ludwig van Beethoven 's An die ferne Geliebte (1816 (Kamien, 217–18)

Folk songs

Folk songs are songs of often anonymous origin (or are public domain) that are transmitted orally. The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone Oral tradition, oral culture and oral lore is a way for a society to transmit history, literature, law and other Knowledges They are frequently a major aspect of national or cultural identity. Identity is an Umbrella term used throughout the Social sciences to describe an individual's comprehension of him or herself as a discrete separate entity Art songs often approach the status of folk songs when people forget who the author was. Folk songs are also frequently transmitted non-orally (that is, as sheet music), especially in the modern era. Sheet music is a hand-written or printed form of Musical notation; like its analogs -- books pamphlets etc Folk songs exist in almost every, if not all, culture(s). For more on folk songs, see Folk music. Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous

Popular songs

Popular songs or phonograph records and radio, though all other mass media that have audio capability are involved. The phonograph, or gramophone, was the most common device for playing recorded Sound from the 1870s through the 1980s Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. "Popular press" redirects here note that the University of Wisconsin Press publishes under the imprint "The Popular Press" The popularity of popular songs is inferred from commercially significant sales of recordings, ratings of stations and networks that play popular songs, and ticket sales for concerts by the recording artists. Audience measurement Measuring how many people are in an Audience, usually in relation to Radio listenership and Television viewership A ticket is a Voucher to indicate that one has paid for Admission to an event or establishment such as a Theatre, Movie theater, Amusement A concert is a live Performance, usually of Music, before an Audience. A popular song becomes a modern folk song when members of the public who learn to sing it from the recorded version teach their version to others. Popular songs may be called pop songs for short, although pop songs or pop music may instead be considered a more commercially popular genre of popular music as a whole. Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Popular music is Music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and are disseminated by one or more

For a list of influential popular songs, see:

References

  1. Middleton, Richard (1990/2002). Studying Popular Music. Philadelphia: Open University Press. ISBN 0335152759.
  2. Kamien, Roger. Music : An Appreciation. Mcgraw-Hill College; 3rd edition (August 1, 1997) ISBN 0070365210


External links

Resources for Songwriters and Music Publishers

Major Music Publishers

Major Independent Music Publishers

Performing Rights Societies in the USA

Music Entertainment

See also

The structures or Musical forms of Songs in Popular music are typically sectional forms such as Strophic form. Vocal music is Music performed by one or more Singers with or without non-vocal instrumental accompaniment An animal song is a repetitive Vocal Utterance of Animals such as birds and whales. Bird vocalization includes both Bird calls and bird songs In non-technical use bird songs are the bird sounds that are melodious to the human ear Whale song is the Sound made by Whales to communicate. The word " Song " is used in particular to describe the pattern of regular Zoomusicology is a field of Musicology and Zoology or more specifically zoosemiotics.

Dictionary

song

-noun

  1. A musical piece with lyrics (or "words to sing"); prose that one can sing.
  2. A musical sound by a bird.
  3. A musical sound by insect, whale or some other animal which sounds melodious to humans.
  4. Something that cost only a little.
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