Song of style biography definition
Song of style biography definition
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Guide to song
"If you want to make a song more hummy, add a few tiddley poms." - Pooh's Little Instruction Book, inspired by AA Milne.
What is 'song'?
The dictionary says that - at its most basic - song is the natural human means of musical self-expression.
The important word here is 'musical', because people have two modes of vocalisation - speech and song.
It's conceivable that some people might get through their entire lives without ever lapsing into song, but given the range of possibilities from humming and whistling through to full-blown singing - and the constant presence of musical stimuli in our environment (beginning with birdsong, or even cicadas!) - it's hard to imagine that people would ever fail to make music in this way!
What are the classifications of song?
Solo folk-songs, part-songs (for singing groups), art-songs (such as German 'Lieder' and French 'chansons' for trained vocalists), jazz singing and pop songs...