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Relatively short vocal secular or sacred compositions for any number of solo or choral voices, with or without accompaniment. For texts of songs that appear without a musical setting see Song texts.
Cataloger's note
2
LC (2017) Subject Usage: 1,381
WC (2017) Subject Usage: 23,247
Alternative terms
UF
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Arias
UF
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Ariettas
UF
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Lieder
UF
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Solo songs
Broader Terms
BT
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Music
More specific terms
NT2
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Aguinaldos
NT2
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Airs de cour
NT2
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Ayres
NT2
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Ballades (Formes fixes)
NT2
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Ballate
NT2
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Barbershop (Music)
NT2
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Bergerettes (Songs)
NT2
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Brunettes (Songs)
NT2
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Camp songs
NT2
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Campaign songs
NT2
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Carols
NT2
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Chapka
NT2
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Clausulas (Songs)
NT2
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Conductus
NT2
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Contrafacta
NT2
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Cowboy songs
NT2
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Dādrās
NT2
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Décimas (Music)
NT2
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Dhrupad
NT2
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Dikir barat
NT2
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Dirges (Music)
NT2
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Dodoitsu (Songs)
NT2
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Dondang sayang
NT2
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Drinking songs
NT2
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Enka
NT2
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Epicedia (Music)
NT2
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Erotic songs
NT2
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Folias (Music)
NT2
↓
Folk songs
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NT3
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Alalás
NT3
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Bhāwāiyā
NT3
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Cerdd dant
NT3
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Chastushki
NT3
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Coplas (Music)
NT3
↓
Corridos (Music)
NT3
↓
Cumulative songs
NT3
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Dumy (Music)
NT3
↓
Enumerative songs
NT3
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Fados
NT3
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Goigs
NT3
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Gospel music
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NT4
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Contemporary Christian music
NT4
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Country gospel music
NT3
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Jarigan
NT3
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Kalgi-tura
NT3
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Luk thung (Music)
NT3
↓
Molam (Music)
NT3
↓
Naamyam
NT3
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P'ansori
NT3
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Rune songs
NT3
↓
Sean-nós
NT3
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Spirituals (Songs)
NT3
↓
Tan singing
NT3
↓
Vesnianky
NT3
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Vil pāṭṭu
NT3
↓
Waulking songs
NT3
↓
Yoiks
NT2
↓
Fraternity and sorority songs
NT2
↓
Ghazals (Music)
NT2
↓
Hát ả đào
NT2
↓
Hobo songs
NT2
↓
Humorous songs
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NT3
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Bawdy songs
NT3
↓
Comedy rock music
NT3
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Nonsense songs
NT3
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Novelty songs
NT3
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Satirical songs
NT2
↓
Hymns
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NT3
↓
Alabados
NT3
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Chorales
NT3
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Goigs
NT3
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Hymn concertatos
NT3
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Piyutim
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NT4
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Avodah piyyutim
NT4
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Maʻaravot
NT3
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Spirituals (Songs)
NT2
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Jingles (Advertising songs)
NT2
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Jiuta
NT2
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Jongos (Music)
NT2
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Kagok
NT2
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Kāfī (Music)
NT2
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Keroncong
NT2
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Khayāl
NT2
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Laude
NT2
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Love songs
NT2
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Lullabies (Songs)
NT2
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Malhūn (Music)
NT2
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Minnesang
NT2
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Monophonic chansons
NT2
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Nagauta
NT2
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Narrative songs
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NT3
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Ballads
►
▼
NT4
↓
Corridos (Music)
NT3
↓
Epic songs
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NT4
↓
Dumy (Music)
NT3
↓
Heike biwa
NT3
↓
Jarigan
NT3
↓
Kalgi-tura
NT3
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P'ansori
NT2
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Nigunim
NT2
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Part songs
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NT3
↓
Balletti (Part songs)
NT3
↓
Cacce (Part songs)
NT3
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Canti carnascialeschi
NT3
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Canzonets (Part songs)
NT3
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Ensaladas
NT3
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Glees (Music)
NT3
↓
Madrigals (Music)
NT3
↓
Motets
NT3
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Rounds (Music)
NT3
↓
Villancicos (Music)
NT3
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Villotte
NT2
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Peyote songs
NT2
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Plenas
NT2
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Polyphonic chansons
NT2
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Polyphonic Lieder
NT2
↓
Powwow songs
NT2
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Protest songs
NT2
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Quodlibets (Music)
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▼
NT3
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Ensaladas
NT2
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Rebetika
NT2
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Rondeaux (Formes fixes)
NT2
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Saetas
NT2
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Saibara
NT2
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Saluang jo dendang
NT2
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Scat singing
NT2
↓
School songs
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NT3
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Alma mater songs
NT2
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Singing games
NT2
↓
Song cycles
NT2
↓
Tembang Sunda
NT2
↓
Twist songs
NT2
↓
Vaudeville songs
NT2
↓
Villanelle (Songs)
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▼
NT3
↓
Giustiniane (Villanelle)
NT3
↓
Moresche (Songs)
NT2
↓
Virelais (Formes fixes)
NT2
↓
Vocalises
NT2
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Work songs
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NT3
↓
Sea shanties
NT3
↓
Waulking songs
NT2
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Yodels
Related terms
RT
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Tasnifs
Date of creation
15-Feb-2021
Modified
31-Dec-1969
Accepted term
15-Feb-2021
Descendant terms
48
ARK
ark:/99152/t3e3vj7y2pl518
More specific terms
76
Alternative terms
4
Related terms
1
Notes
3
Metadata
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