Art song

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    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 […]"

Synonyms

All synonyms
albaanthemaubadeballadballadeballata

Example

More examples

"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 […]"

Next best steps

Browse writing guidesExplore topic clusters