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Songs

For works consisting of songs of an individual ethnic group, additional subject entries are made under the headings [ethnic group--place -- Music and Music--place.] For works consisting of songs of a national group, additional subject entry is made under the heading Music--[place.]

Here are entered works for solo voice with secular texts. Works with sacred texts are entered under the heading Sacred songs. For works consisting of art songs, this heading is qualified as appropriate by voice range and specification of accompaniment, e.g. Songs (High voice) with piano; Songs with orchestra; Songs, Unaccompanied. For works consisting of songs of ethnic or national character this heading is qualified by the name of the language or language group and subdivided by place, e.g. Songs, French; Songs, English -- United States; Songs, Slavic.

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  • Arias
  • Ariettas
  • Art songs
  • Lieder
  • Solo songs
  • Solo vocal music, Secular
  • Songs with various acc.
Filed under: Songs Filed under: Songs -- Algeria Filed under: Songs -- MaltaFiled under: Songs -- TextsFiled under: Songs -- TunisiaFiled under: Bawdy songsFiled under: Children's songsFiled under: Death songsFiled under: Drinking songsFiled under: Hunting songsFiled under: Protest songsFiled under: Satirical songsFiled under: Sea songsFiled under: Song cyclesFiled under: Songbooks
  • [Info] The Book of a Thousand Songs: The World's Largest Collection of the Songs of the People, Containing More than a Thousand Old and New Favorites (New York: Mumil Pub. Co., c1918), ed. by Albert E. Wier
Filed under: Songs, EnglishFiled under: Songs, FrenchFiled under: Songs, IrishFiled under: Songs, YiddishFiled under: Students' songs

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