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art song definition

art song

a song written by a trained composer to convey a specific artistic idea, as in projecting the mood and meaning of a poetic text
cf. folk song

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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