part song

a usually homophonic composition for several voices, intended for choral performance without accompaniment

See part song in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. An unaccompanied secular, usually homophonic choral composition, especially of the 19th century.
  2. An unaccompanied secular polyphonic song predating the madrigal.
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