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art song

[English]

A song of serious artistic purpose designed for the concert hall as opposed to traditional songs or folk songs. An art song is usually sung by a solo voice with accompaniment. In German it is called lieder, in French, chanson. An art song is a complete composition in itself and is not part of a larger work such as an opera or an oratorio.


Example


Franz Schubert: "Gretchen am Spinnrade"



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Last Updated: 2016-04-29 19:45:23