Song

Song

In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing. A choral or vocal song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs. The lyrics (words) of songs are typically of a poetic, rhyming nature, though they may be religious verses or free prose.

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Famous quotes containing the word song:

    “Tell her that goes
    With song upon her lips
    But sings not out the song, nor knows
    The maker of it, some other mouth,
    May be as fair as hers,”
    —Ezra Pound (1885–1972)

    “Writing, madam, ‘s a mechanic part of wit! A gentleman should never go beyond a song or a billet.”
    —George Etherege (1635–1691)

    “Death could drop from the dark
    As easily as song—
    But song only dropped,”
    —Isaac Rosenberg (1890–1918)